Australian Friesian Sahiwal

Australian Friesian Sahiwal cow

The Australian Friesian Sahiwal, is an Australian breed of dairy cattle whose development commenced in the 1960s by the Queensland Government. It is a combination of the Sahiwal, a dairy breed of Bos indicus from Pakistan and Holstein (Bos taurus) breeds, designed for the tropical regions of Australia. Cows produce approximately 3,000 litres of milk per lactation[1] under tropical pasture conditions with a high resistance to heat, humidity, ticks and other parasites.

The AFS breed has now been successfully exported to many tropical countries of South East Asia, Central and South America and the Indian sub-continent.

Similar type in Brazil

In Brazil, a similar combination of Holstein and Gir cattle is called "Girolanda". For many decades, Girolanda has been widely used in Brazil, as a source of milk, with success.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Friesian Sahiwal Archived June 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Girolanda cattle Retrieved on 2009-6-17


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