Karvadi (1952–1972
) was a

Nelore Nelore or Nellore cattle originated from Ongole Cattle (''Bos indicus'') cattle originally brought to Brazil from India. They are named after the district of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh state in India. The Nelore has a distinct large hump over t ...

cattle Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult mal ...

bull. While still alive, it became famous as the champion bull of Nelore in all the world. It was imported to

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

in 1963 from

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. There are just ten semen samples of this animal in the world.Color photo of this animal
(requires log on). The last sale of this semen cost US$15,000. Karvadi has millions of descendants throughout the world, many of which became

champions in their own right.

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1952 animal births 1972 animal deaths Individual bulls {{Cattle-stub