Yellow Cattle, Taiwan Zebu

Locating of Conservation: Hengchun Research Station

Taiwan Livestock Research Institute

1 Ranch Road,Kenting

Hengchun,Pintung,Taiwan

Republic of China

Tel: 886-8-8861341∼4

Fax: 886-8-8861345

Contributor: Mr. Shang-Hsiang Wen,Mr. Kuang-Fuh Lee

Visible Characteristics

1. Pictures marked with'*', cattles were obtained from Golden-Gate island.
2. Coat color varied with yellow, red, brown, black and gray al fig.
3. Bull has larger pointed shoulder than cow has.
4. Cow has a small horn-base with sweptfore, crescent- shaped horns. Bull has a large sweptout, crescent- shaped horns. Hornbase with coarse and ring-type wrinkles.
5. Small, thin ears but not hanging.
6. Black snout with light black at edge.
7. Bull prepuce is short and not droop .
8. Tip of tail dark brown or black . Belly, inside of legs and rearside of hindlegs are paler than the rest of the body.

Growth Performance

Birth weight: 23.46±4.50 Kg in male; 20.71±3.12 Kg in female

Body length at birth: 58.77±4.52 cm in male; 55.18±3.19 cm in female

Whithers height at birht: 64±4 cm in male; 63±3 cm in female

Hip height at birht: 66±4 cm in male; 65±3 cm in female

Chest girth at birht: 65±5 cm in male; 62±4 cm in female

Body weight at weaning（205 days old）: 130±36 Kg (M) ; 122±30 Kg (F)

Hip height at weaning: 97±5 cm (M) ; 96±6 cm (F)

Scrotal circumference at weaning: 16.87±3.84 cm

Yearing weight: 223 Kg in male; 218 Kg in female

Feed conversion（gain/dry feed）: 0.096 Kg in male; 0.079 Kg in female

Reproductive Performance

Age at puberty: 421±64 days Body weight at first parity: 310±43 Kg

Mature weight of cows: 393±63 Kg

Length of estrous cycle: 20∼26 days Gostation length: 285±4 days

Milk Production

Length of lactation: 200∼210 days Daily milk yield: 2.7 Kg

Milk fat: 5.0％ protein:4.36％ Lactose: 4.34％ Acidity: 0.14％

Milk pH: 6.1 gravity: 1.033

Living Habits

Docile,heat tolerance, accept coarse food and tick-resistant

　

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