{"id":131966,"date":"2026-11-04T13:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T07:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=131966"},"modified":"2026-11-04T14:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T08:58:16","slug":"siri-cattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/siri-cattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Siri Cattle: Government Plans Conservation Centre for Indigenous Breed in Sikkim"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Siri Cattle Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying announced that the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Government of India, will establish a Centre of Excellence for the conservation and development of the indigenous Siri cattle breed in Sikkim.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Siri Cattle<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>dual purpose cattle breed.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a vital indigenous <\/span><b>zebu-derived livestock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> breed native to the Eastern Himalayan region, primarily found in <\/span><b>Sikkim, the Darjeeling hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of West Bengal, and Bhutan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>small sized draught purpose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> breed of hilly region of West Bengal and Sikkim.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The breed is also <\/span><b>known as \u201cTrahbum\u201d.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Appearance<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The breed is either black or brown with white patches, though totally black or brown animals are also available.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>hump is cervico-thoracic with<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tufts of hair on it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Horns are medium sized and curved outward, forward and slightly upward with sharp and pointed tips.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>males are mainly reared for draught purposes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the hilly area and sometimes they are the only source of draught power.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The breed produces very less amount of milk averaging <\/span><b>around 425.8 kg per lactation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with fat percentage varying from 2.8 to 5.5%.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2331820&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government plans a Centre of Excellence for Siri cattle conservation in Sikkim. 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