Question

Following are all breeds of cows except
A) Jersey
B) Nagpuri
C) Sahiwal
D) Sindhi

Answer 1

Over 1000 breeds of cattle are known worldwide, few of them are adapted to the local climate others which were bred by humans for particular uses. Cattle breeds are classified into two main types, which are regarded as either two directly related species, or two subspecies of one species.

Complete answer:
Bos indicus cattle, commonly called zebu are modified to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-Saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia. Bos taurus, typically referred to as taurine cattle and are generally adapted to cooler climates and may include almost all cattle breeds originating from Europe, the Mediterranean region, and northern Asia. Both species were likely there since ancient times in northern Africa and the Middle East, where natural and human-caused hybridization likely occurred.

Jersey which is a breed of small short horned dairy cattle originating on Jersey, one of the Channel Islands. The color of the Jersey is generally a shade of fawn or cream, but darker shades are also common. Jersey cattle had been introduced in large numbers into England. The first exportation of registered Jerseys to the United States was in the year of 1850.

Sahiwal originated in the dry Punjab region which is situated along the Indian-Pakistani border. They were formerly kept in large herds by professional herdsmen known as Junglies. With the beginning of irrigation systems to the region they started to be kept in smaller numbers by the farmers of the region and they used them as draft and dairy animals.

Red Sindhi cattle which are the most well known of all Zebu dairy breeds. The breed originated in the Sindh province of Pakistan they are extensively kept for milk production across Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and other countries.

The Nagpuri is a breed of buffalo which is a flexible breed of the Maharashtra and stands better amongst the breeds of buffaloes which unite the milk and drought qualities in a better quantity in adverse climatic conditions.

Hence the correct answer is option (B) Nagpuri.

Note: Nagpuri buffalo is a good breed of water buffalo from India. They actually originated from Maharashtra. They were very good amongst the buffalo breeds.