Deoni

3.Deoni:
              It's name is derived from the Deoni taluk of latur district of

Maharastra. This breed is now common in maharastra,north Andhra 

and Karnataka. The Deoni cattle breed  also known as Dongari(hills) 

has been developed from the mixture of  Gir,Dangi and local cattle.

Character of head,ears and to some extent horns derived from Gir 

(outward and backward) and overall body confirmation from Dangi 

cattle of mumbai area.

            The body color is in three types,

1.Clear white with black colour at the sides of the face:

2.Clear white with black spot in the lower side of the body

3.White body with irregular black spots

                                                      .

           

Fore head is convex and bulging.Males are good workers and female 
will produce  about 1135 kg of milk in a lactation period of 300 days. 


                                                                                 dr.visvanath
                                                                                  vas,namakkal