{"id":370347,"date":"2026-08-26T15:20:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=370347"},"modified":"2026-08-26T15:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:50:49","slug":"periyar-cow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/periyar-cow\/","title":{"rendered":"Periyar Cow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Periyar cow has received national recognition after being registered by the ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources as an indigenous breed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Periyar Cow<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_370395\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-370395\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-370395\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-TNIE-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Periyar Cow\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-TNIE-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-TNIE-1.jpg?w=690&amp;ssl=1 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-370395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; TNIE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Periyar cow<\/strong>\u00a0is an <strong>indigenous cattle breed of Kerala<\/strong>, locally known as <strong>Periyar Kullan, Kuttampuzha cattle and Andukanni.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Official Name:<\/strong> It has been registered as the <strong>Periyar cow, also known as Periyar dwarf cattle.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution:<\/strong> It is traditionally found in the <strong>Periyar River basin<\/strong> and adjoining <strong>plantation and forest landscapes of Ernakulam and Thrissur.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristics:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nature:<\/strong> It thrives under <strong>semi-feral and low-input management conditions<\/strong> and <strong>grazes on naturally available vegetation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Physical Features:<\/strong> It is a compact, medium-sized animal <strong>weighing about 150\u2013200 kg<\/strong> and standing approximately <strong>105\u2013110 cm tall.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It can have <strong>brown, black or grey colouring,<\/strong> <strong>horizontally placed ears and slightly curved horns<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Milk:<\/strong> Its average milk yield ranges <strong>from 2.5 to 4 litres.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Its <strong>milk is classified as A2 Beta casein<\/strong> and contains <strong>4.5% fat<\/strong> and <strong>9.1% Solids Not Fat (SNF).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Breeding:<\/strong> First <strong>breeding usually occurs at 26 months<\/strong>, and first calving takes place at around 35 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threats:<\/strong> Its population came under pressure from <strong>crossbreeding and changing land-use patterns.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It <strong>was<\/strong> once facing <strong>extinction<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation: <\/strong>A <strong>community-based model<\/strong> helped <strong>increase its population<\/strong> by <strong>distributing Periyar calves among local families.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Status:<\/strong> It is the <strong>second native cattle breed from Kerala<\/strong> to <strong>receive national recognition after the Vechur cow<\/strong>, which was recognized in 1996.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Periyar cow has received national recognition after being registered by the ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources as an indigenous breed. About Periyar Cow Periyar cow\u00a0is an indigenous cattle breed of Kerala, locally known as Periyar Kullan, Kuttampuzha cattle and Andukanni. 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