Home tract: Satuur and Sivakasi taluks of Virudhunagar; Kovilpatti and Vilattikulam taluks of Thoothukudi ;and Sankarankovil taluk of Tirunelveli districts.
Tall animals, predominantly black. Two colour varieties : “pal- Kanni”, black body with white stripes on either side of the face and complete white colour in the underbelly and inner-side of the legs; “Cheng- Kanni”, having reddish brown colour instead of white
Body weight
Buck : 50 Kg Doe :30 Kg
Litter size :1.93
Kidding Per cent : 187.45