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Mithun: A Promising Milch Animal of the Northeastern Hill Region of IndiaBy M Mondal, RK Singh, KK Baruah, A Kumar, V Singh
Abstract: Mithun (Bos frontalis), a rare bovine of Southeast Asia, is the descendent of wild Indian gaur (Bos gaurus gaurus). This unique animal is found mainly in four different states of the North-Eastern Hills region of India viz., Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram, and also in some locations of Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh and China. Though the mithun is mainly reared for meat, it has the potential for milk production. Mithun …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Dairy Science and Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 17–21 Read article →