Chauri

Yak & cattle and vice versa are crossed to produce hybrids. The crosses of yak (Bos grunniens) and local hill cow (Bos indicus) and vice versa are called Chauri. The Chauri are more productive than female yak and are more adaptive to lower altitudes and are reared at the intermediate zone between cattle and yak. Chauri farming is a main source of households’ income in the Himalayan regions.