gyr

plural gyrs

1. abbreviationclippingClipping of gyrfalcon.

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of gigayear (“a billion years”).

   Meronyms: kyr, kiloyear; Myr, megayear

   Synonyms: Ga[giga-annum

2. A well-known Indian breed of zebuine cattle with a prominent hump on the withers, fatty A2 milk, and a medium-sized dewlap hanging from their throat.

   Otitis caused by nematodes of the genus Rhabditis mainly affects mature Zebu cattle with long, pendant, and gutter-shaped ears, in particular breeds with downward-growing horns, such as of the Gyr breed.

   2018, Claus D Buergelt, Edward G Clark, and Fabio Del Piero, Bovine Pathology: A Text and Color Atlas, page 377

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   Gyr Brahman is predominantly red in color, most of their offspring are also some shade of red. The original importation of Gyr bulls in 1905 , and a second series of importations in 1924-25 caused an occasional out-cropping of Red Bramans [sic].

   1961, University of Florida, International Brahman Review, Volume 27, page 8

   Around the beginning of the 20th century, breeding of imported B. indicus Gyr cattle with Holsteins started in the 1940s (Joshi and Phillips, 1953), hoping to create an F1 phenotype that would perform well in terms of productivity while also having improved heat tolerance. This is because animals in Brazil tropical climate were unable to develop their genetic potential because of their susceptibility to heat stresses and illnesses.

   2025, Sukanta Mondal, Genetic and Reproductive Approaches for Sustainable Livestock Production, page 108