The Girolando is a breed of dairy cattle created in Brazil by crossing Gyr cattle, a Bos indicus breed which is resistant to hot temperatures and tropical diseases, with Holstein cows, a Bos taurus breed.[1] Coat colors vary from black to black-and-white Approximately 80% of the milk production in Brazil is produced from Girolando cows. A Girolando is 3/8 Gir and 5/8 Holstein.[2]
But ukubwa wa matiti si wingi wa maziwa if your biology served you right. The cow looks burdened
Brazil depend on this breed for milk production. the Gyr cattle, a Bos-Indicus is a heavy weight in milk production, then crossbreed it with the Friesian cattle , Bos-Taurus you get The Girlando cattle.
Brazilians designed a cattle that could give them high quality milk, and in abundance , and at the same time do well within the tropics as well as resist tropical diseases, a feature that is absent with most Bos-Taurus.
in my opinion, Kenyan farmer in semi-arid and arid areas should look into this breed.
Tumia akili … watalisha vumbi. You know how many kgs that breed consumes in a day? Wee … nanii acha mchezo aisee …
Their advantage is resistance to high temps & diseases but not inadequate, imbalanced feeds & water.
In animals, body size, weight and productivity are directly related to the amount of feeds & water it needs.
Kama una Enough Hay & Water in Turkana or Kitui ni Sawa.