#Cattlefarm

The Hosur Cattle Farm is a demonstration farm in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India.The farm covers 1,641.41 acres, and raises cattle and other livestock. The farm raises Red Sindhi cattle and Kangeyam cattle(The Kangayam or Kangeyam is an Indian breed of draught (Draught animals are animals used in agriculture and for transportation purposes. Working animals or draught animals are classified as animals domesticated to assist humans in agricultural tasks. As in agriculture, the field is ploughed using bulls, oxen, cows) cattle from the state of Tamil Nadu, in South India. Its area of origin is Kongu Nadu, the region surrounding Coimbatore, close to the border between Tamil Nadu and Kerala,  but it is distributed over a considerably wider area.The breed name derives from that of the town of Kangeyam.[7] It may also be called Kanganad or Kongu.,etc)
The Kangayam is a traditional draught breed of Tamil Nadu. It is not closely related to the other draught breed of the state, the Umblachery, but may have some influence from the Ongole. Its area of origin is the Kongu Nadu region, the western districts of Tamilnadu surrounding Coimbatore, close to the border between Tamil Nadu and Kerala,  but it is distributed over a considerably wider area; the name of the breed derives from that of the town of Kangeyam in Tiruppur District.
Nallathambi Sarkarai Mandradiyar, a pattakkaarar from Palayakottai village in the present-day Tiruppur district was responsible for shaping the present-day Kangayam bull. In the 1920s this family had involved in the selective breeding of this cattle, without altering the purpose to increase its charm and beauty.
Before Independence of India, the erstwhile Government of Madras took steps to popularize this breed. In 1942, ‘Kangayam Cattle Improvement Scheme’ was implemented by Imperial Council for Agricultural Research. After Independence, with the help of Five Year Plans, the breeding and adjoining tracts of Kangayams were improved.
In 1940s, the population of the breed was around 3400 000, reduced to 479000 in 1979 and 242 000 in 2003. In 2022 a total population of between 127500 and 152500 head was reported.
It has been exported to Brazil, where it is called the Cangaian.
Location : Cattle farm, on Denkanikottai road, after Mithigiri Hosur
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