Country
Specie
ISO3
MMR
Language
burmese
Other name
Bos bibos frontalis, Gayal, Mithan, Mithun, Sia or Schia, Nwar Nauk
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Adaptability to specific environment
This breed is confined to the high and colder mountains of the North-east of Myanmar and lower tracts of the Himalaya.
Specific reproductive characteristic
Mythum mate in the forest but rarely in captivity.
Color comments
multi coloured: dark slate in colour with white stockings below the knees <br>comment: calves are born dark red in colour which turns into the characteristic colour by 6 months of age, they have a dorsal ridge on the crest of the shoulder
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Horn shape size and comments
symmetrical, diverging outward, pointed tips
Wither height males
137
Wither height females
128
Weight males
500.00
Weight females
400.00
Other specific visible traits
short tail, big dewlap, flat forehead
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
domesticated Gaur
Location within country
Chin State, North-western hilly part of Myanmar bordering Manipur State in India
Local cryo conservation status
No Material
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
