Country
Specie
ISO3
MYS
Language
eng.
Description
Brazilian import. Name appears to indicate origin from the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh in India.
Transboundary name
Nelore
Other name
Ongole, Nellore
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Additional information
Imported for meat production and tropical adaptability.
Additional information comments
Nucleus herd had 1,237 head of purebred Nelore cattle in year 2008.
Adaptability to specific environment
Adapted to hot and humid tropical climate.
Specific resistance or tolerance
Good tolerance to ticks and tropical diseases.
Specific reproductive characteristic
Satisfactory reproductive performance.
Special characteristic of product
Meat of reasonable quality.
Other special qualities
Highly adaptable to equatorial environment.
Color comments
uni color: white, gray
Number of horns males
2
Number of horns females
2
Horn shape size and comments
Short horns, growing outwards and inwards.
Wither height males
160
Wither height females
150
Weight males
450.00
Weight females
400.00
Other specific visible traits
zebu, large breed, medium-sized head and broad forehead, long and deep barrel, strong legs, long and tapered tail, beef-type
Herdbook
n
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
imported; exotic
Year of origin
1993
Import
Imported from Brazil in early 1990's
Location within country
Nucleus herd at the Ulu Lepar Federal Livestock Center in Pahang state. Found in tree-crop integration areas in Malaysia.
Local cryo conservation status
Not Sufficient
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered maintained
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Not at Risk
