{"id":329192,"date":"2025-03-08T16:26:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T10:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=329192"},"modified":"2025-03-12T13:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T08:18:00","slug":"viatina-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/viatina-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Viatina-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <strong>Viatina-19<\/strong> cow has made headlines worldwide as the most expensive cow ever sold. This sale made her the\u00a0world&#8217;s most expensive cattle, as per the\u00a0Guinness World Record.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Viatina-19<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.indianexpress.com\/2025\/03\/Ongole-cow-gfx.jpg?resize=476%2C595&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"'The world's most expensive cattle': Booming in Brazil, dwindling in India\" width=\"476\" height=\"595\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- The Indian Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Viatina-19 belongs to the <strong>Nelore breed<\/strong>, also known as <strong>Ongole<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It originated in <strong>Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India<\/strong> and was first introduced to Brazil in the <strong>1800s<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The breed is well known for its <strong>tropical climate adaptability and disease resistance<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It weighs approximately <strong>1,101 kg<\/strong>, <strong>twice the average weight<\/strong> of other Nelore cows.<\/li>\n<li>It is characterised by <strong>gorgeous white fur, loose skin, and a prominent hump<\/strong> on her shoulders.\n<ul>\n<li>These features make this <strong>animal impressive both biologically and aesthetically. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It can <strong>withstand high temperatures<\/strong> due to its ability to regulate body temperature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Viatina-19 possesses<strong> exceptional genetics,<\/strong> distinct from cattle bred for the dairy or meat industry. Its embryos are exported worldwide.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In India, the Ongole breed is at risk of extinction,<\/strong> with its population dropping from 15 lakh in 1944 to 6.34 lakh in the 2019 Livestock Census.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cattle prices are relatively low in India<\/strong> with cows costing around Rs 1 lakh and prized bulls ranging from Rs 10 to 15 lakh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Viatina-19 cow has made headlines worldwide as the most expensive cow ever sold. This sale made her the\u00a0world&#8217;s most expensive cattle, as per the\u00a0Guinness World Record. About Viatina-19 Viatina-19 belongs to the Nelore breed, also known as Ongole. It originated in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India and was first introduced to Brazil in the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/viatina-19\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Viatina-19<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":329573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,1738,12039],"tags":[11872,10500],"class_list":["post-329192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Viatina-19.png?fit=1280%2C850&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}