Animal breeds biodiversity and their conservation by Dr Abdul Rahman

1. Welcome

2. Animal Breeds & their
biodiversity and Conservation
Prof. Dr. Abdur Rahman
Chairman
Livestock Management Department, The
university of Agriculture Peshawar

3. Buffaloes
Found in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

5. Kundi

6. Buffaloe in Kohistan

7. Cattle
found in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

8. Dhanni cattle medium draught,
compact body, varying colors,
mostly white coat & black spots
or red or brown spots. Small
head and ears. Stumpy horns,
small dewlap & hump, yield
l000 lit /lact, M wt 450kg 300
kg.
Attock, Chakwal,
pindi, jhelumm
Mardan, kohat
and Peshawar

9. Lohani cattle originated
from Loralai,
Baluchistan
Found D I Khan&
Bannu
Small size, short
structure, white coat,
whit black or red spots,
short thick horns, small
ears, short neck, well-
developed hump, black
tail end. Small tucked
up udder.M wt 350kg
Female wt is 250 kg.

10. Achai, found in Mehmand , Sabqadar Dir, Chitral Areas

11. Yaks, Norther areas

14. Red Sindhi produce1500-
2000lit milk, Male Wt is
400-500kg. Hardy &
adopted well under
stressful conditions.
Throughout Sindh.
Med size, thick horns in
male & thin in Female,
ears are fine & small. Well
developed hump in male,
hindquarters are round.
Black tail end.

15. Tharparkar
Tharparkar
name after it
origin. Large
size with long
tapering face,
slightly convex
forhead, med
size upward &
out ward horns,
large ears. Light
grey colour. Tail
end is black

16. Tharparker cattle

17. Bhagnari cattle, heavy
draught, straight & wdie
back, muscular &
drooping hind quarters
low milk prod.Wt M 500-
600 Wt F 325- 425 kg.
Jacobabad, hyderabad,
larkana, sibi. white or grey
deeping to almost black on
neck, shoulder, hump is
large. Med head, short
& thick neck, small dewlap

18. Dajal cattle

19. Dajal Dera Gazi khan,
considered as offshoot of the
bahgnari cattle having similar
features
Relatively smaller in size, and
lighter in colour. Cows are low
yielder and males are good
for draught work.

20. Goats breeds Found in KPK

21. GADDI

22. KAGHANI

23. Beetal

24. Taddy goat

25. BALTISTANI

26. BEIARI

27. BUCHI

28. JATTAL

29. KOH-I-GHIZAR

30. LABRI

31. PAMIRI

32. SHURRI

33. Angoora goats

34. Sheep found in KPK

35. Balkh; Afghanistan
Thorough out NWFP
Brown, grey or black
meat purpose, hardy, large
size, massive head, short
neck, leaf like ears, fat tail
sets high in rump
Birth wt ♂3.5 ♀ 3.0 kg
Mature wt ♂ 75 ♀ 70
Balkhi

36. Balkhi Ram

37. Terahi Ram

38. • Mardan, Charsadda, Peshawar
• Mutton & wool
• Compact body, white coat,
straight back, head & ears is
medium, neck is thick, strong &
broader at base, fat tail is broad,
forming comma shape near
hocks
• Birth wt ♂3.0 ♀ 2.8 kg
Mature wt ♂ 35 ♀ 30
Hashtnagari

39. Rambouillet: Imported from
USA, Fine wool breed,
nowadays crossed with
khatta sheep

40. • D I Khan, Bannu, parts of Kohat
• Milk & Ghee
• Body, legs & neck are white, brown or
black spots on head & belly. Compact
body with straight back
Damani

41. Problems
 Lesser Milk
 Delayed Age at puberty
 Longer calving interval
 Meat yield less
 Meat quality different

43. Sahiwal X Friesian F1 Bull

45. • Kaghan, kohistan and
batagram.
• Mutton & wool
• Reddish brown or grey or
black but rearly white,
Compact body, with straight
back. head is small with
slightly roman nose & ears
r medium, neck is short &
strong. Small legs.
• tail is thin & small
• Birth wt ♂2.0 ♀ 1.8 kg
Mature wt ♂ 24 ♀ 22
Kaghani
crossbred

46. Haphazard breeding in pastures, photo taken
by A. Rahman

48. Insemination of the Cow
Rectal-Vaginal Approach

49. Haphazard breeding/ unplanned mating
caused the birth of non-descript offsprings.

51. Available Cattle Breeds

52. 9%
18%
1%
72%
Kundi NiliRavi Azakhali NonDescript
Prevalence of percent wise buffaloes breeds
Source, livestock census, 2006

53. 3%
11%
1%2%0%1%
3%
0%2%
7%
70%
Sahiwal Achai Red Sindhi Thari
Bhag nari Rojhan Dhanni Kankraj
Lohani Crossbred Non Descript
Prevalence of percent wise Cattle breeds
Source, livestock census, 2006

54. 16%
2%0%3%
0%0%
3%
3%
2%0%2%
69%
Teddy
Beetal
Kamori
Kaghani
Dera Din Panna
Nachi
Gaddi
Barbery
crossbred
Prevalence of percent wise Goats breeds
Source, livestock census, 2006

55. 1%0%0%1%0%0%0%0%7%
17%
4%
11%
0%0%1%
56%
Lohi Kajli Thali Buchi
Bekaneere Harnai Balochi Bibrik
Damani Waziri Kaghani Bulkhi
Prevalence of percent wise sheep breeds
Source, livestock census, 2006

56. How to conserve animal
breeds????

57. 4 steps
1. keep nucleus herd of each purebred
animals of prevailing species in the
province
2. Farmers may be guided to avoid
haphazard mating
3. Only proven sire may be used for natural/
AI
4. Avoid grouping of males with female
animals during breeding seasons