In height the bulls vary from 50 to 56 inches, they are com- 

 pact and very active. 



The colour varies considerably. Animals with parti-coloured! 

 or mottled black and white coats predominate. White cattle often 

 show black patches in the skin. 



The head is short but wide, eyes small, muffle wide and coarse, 

 ears pendulous but short.. Horns vary in size, being either 

 short and stumpy or fairly long, growing upwards and curving 

 inwards. 



The head is carried on a powerful short thick neck which 

 terminates in a well developed hump. The dewlap is well defined, 

 and often extends as far back as the sheath. The sheath is very 

 small, back straight and long with sloping quarters ; the body 

 heavy, ribs well rounded and deep girth ; tail well set on, long nd 

 thin with fine hair which terminates in a tuft reaching to the 

 heels ; legs short, forearm and thigh powerful but light below the 

 knee and hock ; hoofs small and close. 



The bullock closely resembles the bull, owing to the late 

 period at which the latter is castrated. This is generally done 

 from 3 to 4 years. He is a very willing worker, chiefly used for 

 making " bands ", ploughing and working at the wells. Bull calves 

 are well cared for. 



The cow is small and poorly developed, colour white, grey or 

 mottled; head and face finer than in the male ; horns fairly long 

 and upright ; legs weak and calf -kneed. 



The most distinctive and in many respects the best variety 

 is the Talagang breed. The characteristic features of these animals 

 are their fine delicate skin and the circular markings which show 

 beneath it. They are found in Talngang, the centre of the 

 Awankari, the tract inhabited by the Awan whose own fine stature 

 is evidence of the admirable climate. The Chakwal or Dhanni 

 variety, found in the neighbourhood of Chakwal, is a less pure 

 breed* but is no less hardy and sought after. Breeding is also 

 carried on near Jatli in the Potwar tract of the Qujar Khan j 

 tehsil and to a certain extent in the Fatten- jang tehsil of the 

 Attock District. 



Owing to the lack of grazing alluded to above, all cattle, and 

 especially the bulls, are stall fed. Bull-calves are given as much 

 of the cow's milk as they require for four or five months. '''hey 

 then get boiled gram _Qr_- molA according to the season. They 

 are given wheat and gram cut green^ln the rabi and chari and 

 wot/* in the kharif, in addition to any grazing which may be 



