| Species |
Cattle |
| Synonym |
Palingu maadu, Mani maadu, Jallikattu maadu, Nattu maadu, Kilaka |
| Origin |
Cumbum valley of Madurai District |
| Breeding History |
Nil |
| Breeding tract |
Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Management System |
Mostly maintained by Konar and Thevar communities. Herd size varies from 100-700 with an average of 1bout 400 cattle. Small herds are pooled togther for logistical and economic reasons. |
| Breed Society |
Nil |
| Phenotypic characters |
| General characters |
Smaller in size. Similar to Kangayam but differs in size and the muzzle and eyes are brown. These animals are mainly used for penning in he fields and hence popularly known as KIDAI MADU. The presence of reddish or brownish in the points like muzzle, eyes, switch and back is characteristic of this breed and popularly known as SENTHARAI |
| Colour |
Usually grey with dark grey or fawn markings |
| Horns |
Wide spread and curved backwards having sharp points |
| Visible Markings |
Hump: Well Developed, Dewlap: Narrow and thin, Sheath: Tight and adherent to the body, Legs: Strong, short and well set apart |
| Morphometric characters |
| Body length (Avg cm) |
Male : 119 cm, Female : 114 cm |
| Height (Avg cm) |
Male : 117 cm, Female : 112 cm |
| Girth (Avg cm) |
Male : 149 cm, Female : 139 cm |
| Adult weight (Avg kg) |
Male : 200 kg, Female : 170 kg |
| Performance |
| Age at first calving (m) |
50 Months |
| Inter calving period (m) |
17-24 Months |
| Milk yield per lactation (kg) |
0 |
| Milk Fat ( % ) |
0 |
| Population status |
7352 (as on 2013) |
| Utility |
Useful for draught purpose especially for ploughing |
| Publications |
Nil |