Thillari
(most common name)

(local/other name):
• Tapi
• Tapi Khillari
• Tapti
• Tapti Khillari

The Thillari is a strain of Mysore Zebu.

The Thillari is the only strain of the Khillari to have a pinkish coat and yellow hooves. The other three Khillari strains have a grey/white coat with black skin and black hooves.

Mysore Zebu cattle, in contrast with other Indo-Pakistani zebu breeds, have:
• a tight body skin overall
• a smaller dewlap
• a tight sheath on the males
• a tight navel fold on the females

Thillari = cattle breeder

This page was last updated on: 2023-08-29

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