Hariana cattle

Hariana (Hindi: हरियाना ) is a Indian Cow breed (Bhartiya govansh / भारतीय गोवंश ) native to North India, specially in the state of Haryana. They produce about 5 liters of milk a day, compared to 8.9 liters when cross bred with Holstein Friesian cattle (HS), whereas pure HS can produce 50 liter a day but it is not as disease resistant in the conditions of North India. It is the native of Rohtak, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Jind, Hissar, and Gurgaon districts in the state of Haryana. The cattle are of medium to large size, and are generally of white to gray shades in color. Horns are short and the face is narrow and long. The cows are fairly good milk yielders, and bulls are good at work. It is an important dual-purpose, milch and draught, cattle breed of India. The Hariana breed, found in Haryana and eastern Punjab, is one of the 75 known breeds of zebu (Bos indicus). Zebu is split about evenly between African and South Asian breeds. Zebu cattle are thought to be derived from Asian aurochs, sometimes regarded as a subspecies, Bos primigenius namadicus Wild Asian aurochs disappeared during the time of the Indus Valley Civilisation from its range in the Indus River basin and other parts of South Asia possibly due to interbreeding with domestic zebu and resultant fragmentation of wild populations due to loss of habitat.