Dzo Dzo A dzo (Tibetan མཛོ་ mdzo) (also spelled zo, zho and dzho) is a hybrid between the yak and domestic cattle. The word dzo technically refers to a male hybrid, while a female is known as a "dzomo" or "zhom". In Mongolian it is called khainag (хайнаг). There is also the English language 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),
Elefantasia dosages are hardly ever adhered to. Today in Laos the domesticated elephant population only has 2 births for every 10 deaths. Laos is home to an approximate 560 domesticated Asian elephants. Most are engaged in timber harvesting operations and contribute to the destruction of wild elephant habitat. Elefantasia ElefantAsia is a nonprofit organisation protecting the Asian elephant, "Elephas maximus". It operates in Laos, which it estimates to have only 1500 Asian elephants remaining, 560 of these domesticated and working with their mahouts. The group suggests that information collation, surveying and national census have proved ineffective at providing accurate data on