Miniature Zebu

This article is about an American breed or herd-book. For other miniature zebuine cattle, see miniature cattle.

The Miniature Zebu is a modern American breed of zebuine miniature cattle. A breed association was established in 1991.^{[3]: 245 [4]}

Miniature Zebu

Conservation status	FAO (2007): not listed[1]: 125  DAD-IS (2025): not reported[2]
Country of origin	United States
Traits
Weight	Male: 182–272 kg[3]: 245  Female: 136–227 kg[3]: 245
Height	maximum 107 cm (42 in)[3]: 245
Cattle Bos primigenius

History

India has numerous traditional breeds of very small zebuine cattle, such as the Vechur breed of southern Kerala.^[3]: 321 These may be collectively known as nadudana, "small cattle".^[5]

The Miniature Zebu was established as a breed in the United States in 1991, when a herd-book was started by the International Miniature Zebu Association, a breed association.^[3]: 245 At that time, there were small zebuine cattle in twenty-three American zoos, and others were held by some fifty private owners. The parent stock had originally been imported from Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Sweden. By 2016 more than 6200 animals were registered.^[3]: 245

The Miniature Zebu is not reported by the United States Department of Agriculture to the DAD-IS database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.^[2] It was not included in the list of farm animal genetic resources published in 2007 by that organisation as an annex to its report on The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.^[1]: 125

Characteristics

The maximum withers height permitted for registration by the association is 107 cm (42 in).^[3]: 245