Dairy
Rathi
B tier
Rathi cattle from the Bikaner and nearby Rajasthan tracts are a dairy-leaning zebu of the desert fringe, producing relatively good milk yields among indigenous Indian breeds. Milk is sweet and fairly full-bodied for hot-climate cattle. Rathi milk is valued locally for curd, ghee, and drinking. Cooperative and farm projects in Rajasthan market indigenous Rathi dairy. Use it wherever you want desi milk character with better yield than draft-only landraces.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Butter MakingCheesemakingChilledCulturedFreshHomogenisedNon-HomogenisedPasteurisedSkimmedUHTWholeYoghurt
Traits
Brown RedDesert FringeFullMilky IndicusRajasthan Dairy ZebuRich for ZebuSweet
History
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Rathi cattle supplied milk in arid Rajasthan pastoral systems.
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Breed reputation for milk spread in northwest India.
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Selection flocks improved Rathi dairy performance.
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State programmes promoted Rathi as indigenous dairy genetics.