Zebu in a sentence

In August 2007 the zebu was described as "notorious for its tough meat and poor eating quality" after imported steaks served in restaurants of two British pub chains tested positive for zebu genes.

Zebu breeds show lightly coloured inner sides of the legs and belly, caused by the so-called zebu-tipping gene.

Lonyangapuo says the bulls and goats will be distributed each year until they fully eradicate zebu breeds.

A Canchim bull The Canchim breed is a breed of beef cattle developed in Central Brazil by crossing European Charolais cattle with Indubrazil cattle already kept in Brazil where Asian Zebu type cattle are best suited to the tropical conditions.

Adaptations include resistance to disease and tolerance of intense heat, sun, and humidity. citation Reproduction Zebu are generally mature enough to begin reproducing around 44 months old.

Fossil remains indicate there were wild Indian aurochs besides domesticated zebu cattle in Gujarat and the Ganges area until about 4–5000 years ago.

However, there is archaeological evidence that these cattle were domesticated independently in Africa and that bloodlines of taurine and zebu cattle were introduced only within the last few hundreds years.

Indian cattle ( zebu ), although domesticated eight to ten thousand years ago, are related to aurochs that diverged from the Near Eastern ones some 200,000 years ago.

Interaction with humans Domesticated animals further Zebu oxen in Mumbai The domestication of bovids has contributed in shifting the dependence of human beings from hunting and gathering to agriculture.

It has not been tested if this gene is present in remains of the wild form of the zebu, the Indian aurochs.

Note that the Maasai cattle are of the Zebu variety.

Sanga cattle can be distinguished from pure zebu by having smaller humps located farther forward on the animals.

The conclusion was that the 5/8 Charolais and 3/8 Zebu was the most suitable, presenting an excellent frame for meat, precocious, resistance to heat and parasites, and a uniform coat.

The fast-growing progeny, from crossbred zebu cows with Canchim bulls, can be slaughtered at 18 months old from feedlots after weaning, up to 24 months old from feedlots after grazing and at 30 months from grazing on the range.

The main Zebu breed which contributed to the formation to the Canchim was the Indubrazil, although Guzerá and Nelore cattle where also used.

The sacrifice of zebu is a traditional method used to appease or honor the ancestors.

The zebu breeds used were primarily Indo-Brazilian with some Nelore and Guzerat.

Today the Nelore breed totally dominates the Zebu breed in the formation of Canchim.

Zebu are characterised by a fatty hump on their shoulders, a large dewlap and sometimes drooping ears.