The Gir is a famous milk cattle breed of India. The native tract of breed is Gir and the forest of Kathiawar including Junagadh, Bhavnagar, Rajkot and Amreli district of Gujrat. This breed is also known as Bhodali, Desan, Gujrati, Kathiawari, Sorthi and Surthi in different parts of the breeding tract. The gir animals are famous for their tolerance to stress conditions and resistance to various tropical disease. Bullocks of this breed are used to drag heavy loads on all kind of soil. The body weight at one year of age is 138 kg in males and 136 kg in female. Adult body weight, height at withers, body length and heart girth cow averaged 313kg, 120 cm, 125 cm and 160 cm, respectively. Milk yield per day of calving interval was 4.98 - 4.97cm. Gir animals are considered as hardy with low overall mortality. The Rabaris, Bharwads, Maldharis, Ahirs and Charnas tribes are mainly involved in rearing of Gir cattle. They move with their cattle from one place to another in search grazing. Sufficient fodder is available in pastures of the breeding tract from july to December, thereafter animals migrate to the adjoining districts.
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