North Bengal Grey cattle

North Bengal Grey, also known as NBG cattle are an important indigenous cattle genetic resource found mainly in the northern part of Bangladesh.[1]

A grown North Bengal Grey Cattle in Dhaka

A North Bengal Gray Cattle in Aftabnagar, Dhaka during Eid-ul-Azha

A North Bengal Grey Cattle in the countryside of Bangladesh

The coat color of these animals is deep grey to white. The coat colour of the neck region in adult bulls was found to be generally ashy with a range of shades. The average birth weight of calves was 18.4±0.52 kg and mature live weight of cows 241.0±4.0 kg.

References

"On-farm characterization and present status of North Bengal Grey (NBG) cattle in Bangladesh". Cambridge University. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved April 30, 2007.

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[:0-1] "On-farm characterization and present status of North Bengal Grey (NBG) cattle in Bangladesh". Cambridge University. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved April 30, 2007.