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MEASUREMENT CF THE ZEBU 

 OF FORMOSA AND INDIA. 



By 



H. Yanagawa. XogaJcushi. 

 Government Srwk-Farm, Kosliun. Formosa. 



LIBRARY 

 NEW YOKK 



»otanical 



Ill India many breeds of Zebu are known to exist, while in Formosa only 

 a single breed as yet has been found. As the thorough measurement of the Indian 

 breeds and especially of the Formosan seems never to have been taken, I trieil to 

 fill up this gap in our knowledge of this domesticated animal, availing myself of 

 the excellent opportunity which I have had. 



The work was attended with considerable difficulty and often performed at a 

 risk of danger, as the Formosan Zebu is still semi-wild and gives a very hard 

 kick, which in many instances has proved to be fatal. 



The measurement was taken during the month of August in 1911 on thirty 

 head of the Formosan Zebu-cows, anel also on one head of the bull of the same 

 breed. The measurement on the Indian Zebu was performed at about the same 

 time; the individuals examined were nine in all. of which six were cows and three 

 bulls. The Indian breed introduced to our Stock-Farm is one and the same breed. 



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T— which seems to correspond to Bos Zebu indicus major Fitzinger. 



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' The measusement was taken alter the methoel described bv "Werner ". 



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l^. H. Werner. Die Kinderzucht. Zweite Aufl. S. 144. 



