Английская Википедия:Dajal cattle
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The Dajal or Dajjal is a Pakistani breed of large draught cattle. It originates in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab Province in central-eastern Pakistan, and is named for the town of Dajal in that district. It derives from the Bhagnari, but is not so large.
History
From the middle of the nineteenth century cattle of the Bhagnari breed were used to improve the local cattle of Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab Province in central-eastern Pakistan, leading to the creation of the Dajal breed, which is similar to the Bhagnari, but is not so large. In the early twentieth century it was the only draught breed of any significance in the western Punjab Province.Шаблон:R In the 1940s there were over a million head of the Dajal, considerably more than there were Bhagnari; by 1986 that number had dropped to below Шаблон:Val.Шаблон:R
The Dajal, like the Cholistani, was not included in the 1996 census of cattle in Pakistan, apparently because there were at that time no purebred examples in any government breeding station.Шаблон:R In 2007 its conservation status was listed by the FAO as 'not at risk'.Шаблон:R No population data has been reported to DAD-IS since 1986, and in 2023 its conservation status was shown as 'unknown'.Шаблон:R
Characteristics
The Dajal is morphologically similar to the Bhagnari from which it derives, but is not so large.Шаблон:R Genetically it is closest to the Rohjan, which has a similar area of distribution.Шаблон:R
Use
The Dajal is a draught breed. The annual milk yield is variously reported to be approximately Шаблон:ValШаблон:R or Шаблон:Val in a lactation of 257 days,Шаблон:R or Шаблон:Val in a lactation of undefined length;Шаблон:R a statistical study published in 2022 found a median yield of Шаблон:Val and median lactation length of 203 days.Шаблон:R
Cross-breeding with Charolais stock produces a fast-growing beef calf.Шаблон:R
References
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Further reading
- Hamid Mustafa, Waqas Ahmad Khan, Zulfiqar Hussain Kuthu, Kim Eui-soo, Adeela Ajmal1, Khalid Javed1, Talat Naseer Pasha, Afzal Ali1, Muhammad Tariq Javed, Tad S. Sonstegard (2018). Genome-Wide Survey of Selection Signatures in Pakistani Cattle Breeds. Pakistan Veterinary Journal. 38 (2): 214–218. Шаблон:Doi.
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