Milestones in Sahiwal Breed History
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Milestones in Sahiwal Breed History |
* 1915 : Pioneers on Sahiwal, Sardar Jahangir Khan Wattoo
* 1917 : Allah Dad Cattle farm Jahanian, Multan was started
* 1920 : Datar Singh Farm was established in district Montgomary
* 1938 : A Sahiwal cattle scheme (10 yrs) was launched
* 1956 : Shah Jewena Cattle Farm Jhang was started
* 1962 : Sahiwal cattle breeding was started at Bahadurnagar
* 1973 : Sahiwal cattle were shifted at Fazilpur, Rajanpur
* 1979 : LES, Kalurkot, Bhakar started Sahiwal cattle breeding
* 1980 : LES, Khizarabad, Sargodha was established
* 1984 : Progeny Testing Programme was launched
* 1998 : An international study on Sahiwal cattle was completed
* 2004 : Research Centre for Conservation of Sahiwal Cattle was established at Jhang
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Sahiwal Cattle Breed:
* Global animal genetic resource, found in 29 countries
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* High milk producing ability amongst zebu cattle under harsh climatic
conditions
* Resistant against tropical diseases
* Ticks and Heat tolerant
