page_title: Vechoor
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caption_attribution_description: English: The Vechur cow is a rare breed of Bos indicus cattle named after the village Vechoor in Kottayam district of the state of Kerala in India. With an average length of 124 cm and height of 87 cm, it is the smallest cattle breed in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records, and is valued for the larger amount of milk it produces relative to the amount of food it requires. The Vechur animals were saved from extinction due to conservation efforts by Sosamma Iype, a Professor of Animal breeding and Genetics along with a team of her students. In 1989, a conservation unit was started. A Conservation trust was formed in 1998 to continue the work with farmer participation. മലയാളം: കേരളത്തിന്റെ തനതായ ഒരു പശുവർഗ്ഗമാണ് വെച്ചൂർ പശു. ഉയരക്കുറവ്, കാലാവസ്ഥാ വ്യതിയാനത്തെ ചെറുക്കാനുള്ള കഴിവ്, രോഗപ്രതിരോധശേഷി, പാലിലെ ഔഷധഗുണം തുടങ്ങിയ പ്രത്യേകതകളാൽ പ്രശസ്തമാണ് ഈ ജനുസ്സ്. പാൽ ഉത്പാദനവർദ്ധനവിനു വേണ്ടി നടപ്പിലാക്കിയ ക്രോസ് ബ്രീഡിങ് പദ്ധതി മൂലം വംശനാശത്തിന്റെ വക്കിലെത്തിയ ഈ പശുക്കളിന്ന് കേരളത്തിൽ മുന്നൂറോളം എണ്ണം മാത്രമേ അവശേഷിക്കുന്നുള്ളൂ.
context_page_description: Vechoor is a village in Vaikom taluk, Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. Vechoor is a short drive away from one of Kerala's tourist destinations, Kumarakom. The Vechur Cow breed of cattle is named after this village.
context_section_description: Vechoor  is a village in Vaikom taluk, Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. Vechoor is a short drive away from one of Kerala's tourist destinations, Kumarakom. The Vechur Cow breed of cattle is named after this village.
caption: Vechoor Cow
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