Crossbred • Cattle

Indigenous LivestockNative to Cross between Holstein Friesian (European origin) and indigenous Indian zebu breeds

Holstein Friesian Cross

Primary Purpose

Dairy

Origin Tract

Cross between Holstein Friesian (European origin) and indigenous Indian zebu breeds

Milk Production

3,800 - 6,500+ kg per lactation (highest volume yield)

Heat Tolerance

Low

Key Physical & Phenotypic Characteristics

•Large body frame with distinctive black and white patchy markings
•Capacious, wide udder with prominent milk veins and strong median suspensory ligament
•Fine bone structure with wide pelvic dimensions for easy calving

•Demands high-intensity dairy management: insulated shed roofing, cross-ventilation, evaporative cooling pads/fans.
•Strict biosecurity and clean milking hygiene are mandatory.

•High energy-dense diet: corn silage, alfalfa, bypass protein, buffer salts, and clean ad-libitum cool drinking water.

• Continuous body temperature and rumination monitoring is vital to catch subclinical mastitis and heat stress early.

Susceptible to heat exhaustion, subclinical mastitis, and tick-borne haemoprotozoan fevers (theileriosis).

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