|
|
TURKISH GREY
|
EASTERN ANATOLIAN
RED |
NATIVE BLACK
CATTLE |
SOUTHERN YELLOW –RED
|
|
Name of Breed (in English)
|
Turkish Grey |
Eastern Anatolıan Red |
Natıve Black Cattle |
Southern Yellow –Red Native Cattle |
|
Local Name of Breed |
Boz step (Plevne) |
Doğu Anadolu
Kırmızısı |
Yerli
kara |
Güney Doğu Anadolu
Kırmızısı |
|
Origin of Breed |
Descended from Iskar (Bulgaria) about 100-150
years ago |
Caucasian origin |
Indigenous balac cattle of Turkey |
Not known |
|
Purpose of raising |
1)work:draught power,
2)food:meat 3)food:milk |
1)food: Milk 2)food:Meat
|
1)food: Milk 2)food:Meat
|
1)food: Milk 2)food:Meat
|
|
Main region or country |
Especially in Trace and South Marmara,
North-western Turkey |
Eastern and North Eastern Anatolia. |
Central Anatolia |
South-eastern provinces of Turkey. Bordering Syria and the Mediterranean Sea. |
|
Features |
Native Turkish Breed |
Narrow breast zone |
Head is narrow and long |
Tallest cattle Turkish breed, short body head narrow and long relativelly small body
size. |
|
Color |
Grey, light silver to dark ash black neck narrow breast growing slowly. |
Basically red but varies from light yellow to dark brunette. |
Black |
Varies from light yellow to dark red |
|
Polled or not |
Female not horn, male has horn |
Male and female have horn. |
Male and female have horn. |
Male and female have horn, short horns, sometimes rudimentary |
|
Herd (%)
|
4.2
(%) |
13.4
(%) |
33.81(%) |
4.3
(%) |
|
Height (♀, ♂ cm) |
120 cm (avg.) |
118-125
cm |
110-115
cm |
125-135
cm |
|
Body Weight (♀, ♂
kg) |
300-387
kg |
250-500
kg |
200-300 kg
|
200-350
kg |
|
Age at first parturition /egg (month)
|
56 |
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56 |
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|
Average daily gain for fattening
(g) |
700-800
g |
800-900
g |
600-700 kg
|
700-1000
g |
|
Milk
(kg) |
1000-1500
kg |
1000-1200 kg
|
500-750
kg |
1500-3200 kg
|
|
Lactation Lenght |
205 days |
179-270 days |
200 days |
275 days |
|
Fat (%)
|
4.1
(%) |
4.4
(%) |
4.0
(%) |
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