page_title: Ongole cattle
section_title: Origin
hierarchical_section_title: Ongole cattle / Origin
caption_attribution_description: English: Ongole Bull of Moses after winning the Andhra Prdesh State Award in 1988 with Sri NT Rama Rao [green turban] the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Sri Balaram Jhakar [red turban] the then Agricultural Minister, Government of India.
context_page_description: Ongole cattle is an indigenous cattle breed that originates from Prakasam District in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The breed derives its name from the place the breed originates from, Ongole. The Ongole breed of cattle, Bos Indicus, has a great demand as it is said to possess resistance to both foot and mouth disease and mad cow disease. These cattle are commonly used in bull fights in Mexico and some parts of East Africa due to their strength and aggressiveness. They also participate in traditional bull fights in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Cattle breeders use the fighting ability of the bulls to choose the right stock for breeding in terms of purity and strength.
context_section_description: Ongole cattle are famous for their bulls. Traditionally, the Ongole breed have been raised by local farmers, fed by both the Gundlakamma, one of the rivers that originates from the Nallamala Hills, and in the plains, the Paleru river, a tributary of the Krishna River. The Ongole occupy an area no larger than about 100 square miles between the Gundlakamma and Musi rivers.
  Ongole bulls have gone as far as America, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Indonesia, West Indies, Australia, Fiji, Mauritius, Indo-China and Philippines. The Brahmana bull in America is an off-breed of the Ongole. The population of Ongole off-breed in Brazil is called Nelore and is said to number several million. The famous Santa Gertrudis breed developed in Texas, USA have Ongole blood. This makes Ongle breed the largest cattle breed by numbers, in the world surpassing even Wildebeest of africa.
caption: Ongole Bull reared by Sri D. T. Moses at Pernamitta after winning the Andhra Pradesh State Award in 1988 with Sri N.T. Rama Rao (green turban)  then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Sri Balaram Jhakar (red turban) then Agricultural Minister, Government of India.
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