Description: Nymboida Gyr Cattle. Information about Gyr or Gir cattle
Nymboida Gyr Cattle. Information about Gyr or Gir cattle
The Brazilian Dairy Gir Breeding Programme is a public-private partnership between the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation and the Brazilian Association of Dairy Gir Breeders, which was established in 1985 in order to improve the Gir indicine breed for milk production in tropical regions. It is the first breeding programme of its kind in the world, and has made use of various technical innovations over the years, including genomic predictions for thousands of Gir males and females. These predictions
One of the major challenges in milk production in tropical areas is the impact of heat stress and recurrent parasite infestations on the fitness and productivity of cattle. The Gir breed, which originates from India, is better adapted to these conditions than European breeds, and has therefore been used in crossbreeding schemes to create dairy herds in the tropics. In Brazil, some breeders have also begun selecting purebred Gir for milk production in an effort to improve the performance of crossbred herds.