{"id":120767,"date":"2026-08-24T16:07:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=120767"},"modified":"2026-08-24T16:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:37:47","slug":"periyar-cow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/periyar-cow\/","title":{"rendered":"Periyar Cow"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Periyar Cow Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the ICAR National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources registered Periyar Cow as an indigenous cattle breed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Periyar Cow<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also locally known as <\/span><b>&#8216;Periyar Kullan&#8217; (Periyar dwarf),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is only the <\/span><b>second native cattle<\/b> <b>breed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Keralam to receive national recognition,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First was the Vechur<\/span><b> cow,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which was recognised in 1996.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Other names:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is locally known as <\/span><b>Kuttampuzha cattle and Andukanni,<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is traditionally <\/span><b>found across Periyar River basin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and adjoining plantation and forest landscapes regions of Ernakulam and Thrissur.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Characteristics<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has the distinctive ability to thrive <\/span><b>under semi-feral, low-input management and agroforestry conditions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with extensive grazing on naturally available vegetation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has remarkable adaptation, resilience and ecological fitness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>compact, medium-sized animal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weighing about 150-200 kg and standing approximately 105-110 cm tall.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can <\/span><b>have brown, black or grey colouring<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with horizontally placed ears, slightly curved horns and a prominent hump in bulls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>small build and ability to survive on natural grazing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> make it relatively easy and inexpensive to maintain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its milk is valued for its <\/span><b>nutritional characteristics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Milk is classified as A2 Beta casein, the healthiest variety<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>lactation period<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ranges <\/span><b>between 160 and 200 days.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/kerala\/2026\/Aug\/22\/big-win-periyar-kullan-gets-national-recognition-as-keralas-second-indigenous-cattle-breed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Periyar Cow  is also locally known as &#8216;Periyar Kullan&#8217; (Periyar dwarf), is only the second native cattle breed from Keralam to receive national recognition. 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