Evolution of Frieswal cattle: A crossbred dairy animal of India

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Frieswal cattle is one of the crossbred strains having 5/8 Holstein Friesian and 3/8 Sahiwal inheritance, developed by ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut, in collaboration with Ministry of Defence. The project was started in 1987 for the evolution of a new crossbred national milch breed: Frieswal - (Holstein-Sahiwal), yielding 4,000 kg of milk with 4% butter fat in a mature lactation of 300 days. It is the only project in the country where such a huge population of animals (more than 20,000) is available with accurate production and pedigree records of each and every animal over generations, with well-established progeny testing network in 37 military farms to cover all the agro-climatic zones of the country. In this review, an attempt has been made to analyze the genesis, present status and future prospects of Frieswal cattle in India.

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Kumar, S., Alex, R., Gaur, G. K., Mukherjee, S. S., Mandal, D. K., Singh, U., … Kashyap, S. (2018, March 1). Evolution of Frieswal cattle: A crossbred dairy animal of India. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. Indian Council of Agricultural Research. https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v88i3.78254

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