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Also known as zo, zho, yattle, yakow, dzho, dzomo, zhom
A dzo () is a hybrid between the yak and the domestic cow. The word dzo technically refers to a male hybrid, while a female is known as a or . In Mongolian, it is called a ' (хайнаг). There is also the English portmanteau term of yattle'—a combination of the words yak and cattle, as well as yakow—a combination of the words yak and cow.
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A dzo () is a hybrid between the yak and the domestic cow. The word dzo technically refers to a male hybrid, while a female is known as a or . In Mongolian, it is called a ' (хайнаг). There is also the English portmanteau term of yattle'—a combination of the words yak and cattle, as well as yakow—a combination of the words yak and cow.
Dzomo are fertile (or fecund), while dzo are sterile. As they are a product of the hybrid genetic phenomenon of heterosis (hybrid vigor), they are larger and stronger than yak or cattle from the region. In Mongolia and Tibet, khainags are thought to be more productive than cattle or yaks in terms of both milk and meat production.