page_title: Ongole
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Ongole / Economy
caption_attribution_description: Original caption: “Cattle in Brazil, like this Zebu bull, represent a different gene pool from U.S. cattle and could help scientists locate genes for desirable traits like tick resistance and heat tolerance.”
context_page_description: Ongole is a city in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Prakasam district and also the mandal headquarters of Ongole mandal in Ongole revenue division. Ongole cattle, an indigenous breed of oxen, derived its name from Ongole.
context_section_description: Agriculture is the primary industry of Ongole, and the city is a major center for tobacco trading in Andhra Pradesh.
  Export of oxen
  Ongole bulls are a breed of oxen that are exported to many countries. The Brahman bull in America is an off-breed of the Ongole. Ongole Island, in Malaysia, holds many Ongole oxen. The population of Ongole off-breed animals in Brazil is said to be around several millions. The original breed of Ongole stud bulls are found in a small region around Ongole town between the Gundlakamma and Musi Rivers.
caption: The Ongole Bull(Ongole Gittha)
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