GR-50228
GR-50228 (INAPH RHR-GR-50228), born 02-12-2016. Sire on card: Gopal. Dam on card: 340140-764716 with best lactation 3104 kg, fat 4.32%. Sire's dam best lactation 3800 kg. Star 1*. Dam yield sits in the common band reported for many NDDB PS-project recorded Gir cows.
- RHR-GR-50228
- 2 December 2016
- 3104 kg · 4.32%
- 1*
Who this sire is on the card
Gir sire by Gopal. Dam best lactation 3104 kg at 4.32% fat. Sire’s dam 3800 kg. Star 1*.
- Registered name
- GR-50228
- Bloodline / sire line
- Gopal
- Tag / INAPH
- RHR-GR-50228
- Date of birth
- 2 December 2016
- Sex
- male
- Programme
- Semen / AI
- Location note
- Semen station circuit (Rahuri directory)
- Status
- active
Figures printed for selection before daughter proofs
Dam best lact.
3104kg
Dam fat
4.32%
Breeding value
NA
Star rating
1*
Sire's dam best lactation on card: 3800 kg — paternal granddam milk depth, a second generation of selection language.
Why kilograms on a bull card matter
Young AI bulls are judged largely by the dam's recorded lactation and fat. NDDB Pedigree Selection means sit near 2,573.19 kg; only about 1.63% of recorded cows clear 4,000 kg. Read this dam figure against that breed curve, not against Holstein expectations.
3104
kg dam best lactation · 4.32% fat · dam tag 340140-764716
Breed context: DKP avg lactation ~2110 kg · fat ~4.6%
Parentage as published
Depth is limited to what the public card and our research harvest show. Missing generations are left blank — not invented.
Pedigree extract · Rahuri Semen Station · INAPH RHR-GR-50228 · Source card
Female
Sire's dam (Gopal line)
paternal granddam
Best lact. 3800 kg · Sire's dam best lactation yield (kg) on card
Male
Gopal
Gopal
Named sire on GR-50228 bull card
Female
340140-764716
340140-764716
Best lact. 3104 kg · Fat 4.32% · Dam best lactation on GR-50228 card
Male
GR-50228
GR-50228
Gopal · score 84
Youngest DOB in the five-sire set (Dec 2016). Star rating 1*.
- 3104kg
- 4.32%
- 3800kg
Sire name on card: Gopal
How a station bull becomes a portable dose
- 01
Health & quarantine clearance
- 02
Collection under hygiene protocol
- 03
Motility, morphology, concentration checks
- 04
Freeze, LN₂ inventory, labelled dispatch
AI success also depends on field heat detection, timing, technician skill, and cow nutrition. The straw is only one link.
Gir science that frames every dossier
Morphology
Red coat predominant (~80%); red with white spots common. Convex forehead, pendulous leaf-like ears with terminal notch, lyre/half-moon horns, thoracic hump, loose skin and dewlap for heat dissipation.
A2 tendency
Indigenous cattle show high A2 beta-casein allele frequency. In a multi-breed Indian study, Gir A2A2 genotype frequency was 0.93; mean A2 allele frequency across indigenous breeds ~0.91. Exotic breeds showed much higher A1 frequency. Individual status still needs a lab test — not published on these five station cards.
Heat hardiness
As a tropical zebu, Gir is selected historically under heat, sparse forage, and parasite pressure. Morphological heat-dissipation traits (dewlap, skin folds, ear area, hump) and lower reported overall mortality vs exotic dairy types support use in Indian climates with less extreme cooling infrastructure than Holstein systems.
Primary references for this animal
- Public station bull card
- Gopal sire line on card. Source: https://rahurisemenstation.com/bull/gr-50228/
- NDDB Gir development booklet