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Sahiwal|ˈsɑːhɪvɑːl, -wɑːl|
Also Sanhiwal.
[The name of a town in the central Punjab, Pakistan.]
A cow or bull belonging to the breed so called, originally native to Pakistan but now used in tropical regions elsewhere, distinguished by small horns and a hump on the back of the neck; also, the breed itself. Also attrib.
1916Rep. Agric. Research Inst. & Coll., Pusa 1914–15 10 Two herds are now being maintained at Pusa, one of selected Sanhiwal (Montgomery) cows and their descendants, the other of cross-bred Ayrshire-Sanhiwal cattle. 1919Rep. Progress Agric. in India 1917–18 v. 182 Experiments with crossing the ordinary desi cow of good stamp with the Hissar, Sahiwal and Kosi strains are in progress. 1941Empire Jrnl. Exper. Agric. IX. 11 The Sahiwal has reached in 25 years a level of milking performance which foreign breeds would have taken more than a century to attain. 1959R. B. Kelley Native & Adapted Cattle v. 71 Sahiwal cattle are also known as Montgomery cattle. Ibid. 75 Most Sahiwals are red. 1968Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 7 July 5/1 We have 1200 head of cattle—Ayrshires; four horses and a few sahiwals. 1970Kenya Farmer Feb. 13/1 The range of breeds in Kenya is now very considerable. For dairy, there are Ayrshire, Friesland, Guernsey and Jersey; for dual purpose, Brown Swiss, Red Poll and Sahiwal. |
