Sahiwal cattle

Sahiwal
Conservation statusEndangered
NicknamesRavi, Lambi Bar, Montgomery and Teli
Country of originIndian Subcontinent (now in Pakistan)
DistributionPakistan, India, Bangladesh, Australia
Usedual-purpose dairy/draft
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    400-450
  • Female:
    300-350
Height
  • Male:
    4-5ft
  • Female:
    3.5-4.5ft
Skin colorreddish dun
Coatbrownish red to greyish red
Horn statushorned
  • Cattle
  • Bos (primigenius) indicus

The Sahiwal is a breed of zebu cattle indigenous to Indian subcontinent, named after Sahiwal District of the Punjab province of present-day Pakistan. It is distributed mainly in Punjab, Pakistan and in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan.

It is a heat-tolerant cattle breed.