Dairy
Tharparkar
B tier
Tharparkar (White Sindhi) cattle from the Thar desert borderlands of India and Pakistan are dual-purpose zebu valued for milk under arid conditions. Milk is moderately rich and slightly sweet, produced on sparse forage that would defeat temperate dairy breeds. Tharparkar milk feeds local ghee, curd, and household use in Rajasthan and adjoining regions. It is drought-resilient dairy more than high-yield industrial milk. Seek it in indigenous-breed dairy projects and desert-state cooperatives.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Butter MakingCheesemakingChilledCulturedFreshHomogenisedNon-HomogenisedPasteurisedSkimmedUHTWholeYoghurt
Traits
Desert AdaptedDesert ZebuDrought HardyDual Dairy DraftFullHardySlightly SweetThar
History
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Tharparkar cattle adapted to arid Rajasthan–Sindh dairying.
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Breed recognised for desert milk and draft utility.
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Government farms conserved Tharparkar dairy genetics.
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Indigenous dairy programmes promoted Tharparkar milk.