The legs are particularly shapely and well-balanced and the feet small, round and durable. They are active and strong. The hump in the males is well-developed and not so firm as in some breeds. The dewlap is thin but pendulous and males have pendulous sheaths. Pigmentation of the skin is dark and the skin is slightly loose and of medium thickness.
Hairs are soft ad short.
The Kankrej cattle are very highly prized as fast, powerful draft cattle. They are also fair producers of milk. These cattle are resistant to Tick fever and they show very little incidence of contagious abortion and tuberculosis. It has also been observed that the red color is recessive. Zebu Cattle of India and Pakistan, FAO Agriculture Studies No. 19, Publ.