Kankrej cow are also known as  “Wadad” or “Waged”, “Vagadia”, “Talabda”, “Nagar”, “Bonnai”.  It takes its name from the name of geographical area i.e. Kankrej taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat. They are found in the area southeast of Rann of Kutch comprising Mehsana, Kutchchh, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Anand, Sabarakantha and Banaskantha districts of Gujarat and Barmer and Jodhpur districts of Rajasthan.  Kankrej cattle, famously known as Guzerat in Brazil, is being maintained in large numbers as a pure breed in that country. The Guzerat was the most important breed in the formation of American Brahman. The unique characteristics like resistant to tick fever, heat stress, the very little incidence of contagious abortion and tuberculosis made Kankrej a very popular one among these countries. The coat color of the animal varies from silver grey to iron grey and steel black. In males, forequarters, hindquarters, and hump are slightly darker than the rest of the body. Bulls tend to get darker than Kankrej cows and bullocks. The hump in the males is well developed and not as firm as in other breeds. The forehead is broad and slightly dished in the center. The face is short and nose slightly upturned.  The unique characteristic of this breed is its large, pendulous ears. The horns are lyre-shaped. The cows are good milkers and bullocks are used for agricultural operations and road transport. The Kankrej cows yield on an average 1738 kilograms and a maximum of 1800 Kg of milk in a lactation. Selected cows have produced around 4900 Kg at village conditions.