| S.No |
Bas indicus zebu |
Bas Taurus –fresian jersey European |
| 1. |
Legs thinner and longer |
Thicker and shorter |
| 2. |
Face longer and narrower |
Shorter an broader |
| 3. |
Profile face slightly convex |
Dished concave shallow |
| 4. |
Horns external disposition. conical |
Horns internal disposition or not available at all. |
| 5. |
Ears –tapering of tips like scissors |
Rounded at tips |
| 6. |
Hump –thoraco cervical hump |
hump less |
| 7. |
Cockerel tail vertebrae 18 no |
18 to 21 vertebrae |
| 8. |
Cartilage at tip of tail. they are not bones .cartilage is very useful for zebu to repel away flies and mosquito’s |
Cartilage not available – hence more disease due to flies and mosquito’s |
| 9. |
Hind Croup and rump sloppy hind part |
Leveled rump hind part |
| 10. |
Heel short thick densile white or light colures |
Two coats long and less densile and colures |
| 11. |
Skin pigmented – hair color is white |
No pigmentation |
| 12. |
Basal metabolic rate is very less – so less intake of feed |
Basal metabolic rate is very high so in take of food is very high |
| 13. |
Maternal instinct is very high- care on calf |
Maternal instinct is very low –even possible to milk without calf |
| 14 |
Milk is very rich in fat |
Milk is very poor in fat |
| 15. |
Premunity is high –resistance to disease is very high |
Premunity in very low. Disease prone |
| 16. |
Dystokia is less very easy labor |
Dystokia is very very high. Difficulty in labor |
| 17. |
Turn out rate very less –production is less compared to tharus |
Turn out rate is more |
| 18 |
Longevity is very high very high life span |
Less life span |
| 19. |
Has ability to adapt to any or low quality fodder |
Does not posses the ability to adapt |
| 20. |
Lactation diestrum –sexual rest up to 3 to 4 months after delivery |
Immediate heat and pregnancy |
| 21. |
Hormonal level minimum or not existent |
Very high hormonal level |
| 22. |
Water requirement low |
Very high water requirement |
| 23. |
High mobility |
Very poor mobility |
| 24. |
Foraging activity is high -grazing |
Very poor grazer |
| 25. |
Skin surface area 12 % excess over taurus breeds so it has more sweat glands |
12 to 15 % less compared to bas indicus or zebu |
| 26. |
Tail vertebrate sacral -4 anatomical difference |
5 no |
| 27. |
Appendages under the neck more and loose |
Less or not available at all |
| 28. |
Twitching is high –tail movement |
Low are not existent at all |
| 29. |
Fat deposition intra muscular |
Sub cutaneous |
| 30. |
Docility highly temperamental |
docile |
| 31. |
Reticulo endothelial system disease resistant system well developed |
Not developed very less – so it requires lots of antibiotics and treatment which is harmful |
