Female | 89,236 | 89,224 | -0.01|-|Total|1,66,015|1,51,172|-8.94|}Indigenous cattle breeds of India
Total population and breeds of indigenous cattle of India are as follows:[7] [8] [9]
Image | Region of origin | Type | Related cattle breed | Description |
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1 | Alambadi | | Alambadi, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu | draught | | | 2 | Amritmahal[10] | | Hassan, Chikmagalur and Chitradurga district, Karnataka. | draught | | | 3 | Gir | | Gir forest region and surrounding districts, Saurashtra region, Gujarat | milch | Bhadawari, Desan, Gujarati, Kathiawari, Sorthi, and Surati.Gyr[11] - Brazil, | |
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4 | Red Sindhi[12] | | Karachi and Hyderabad (Pakistan) regions of undivided India | milch | Red Karachi, Sindhi and Mahi | |
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5 | Sahiwal[13] [14] | | Montgomery District of undivided India | milch | Lola (loose skin), Lambi Bar, Montgomery, Multani, Teli.Australian Milking Zebu, Australian Friesian Sahiwal. | Best indigenous dairy breed. |
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6 | Bargur | | Bargur forest hills, Anthiyur Taluk, Erode District, Western Tamil Nadu | draught | | | 7 | Hallikar[15] | | Mysore, Mandya, Hassan and Tumkur districts, South Karnataka | draught | | | 8 | Kangayam[16] [17] | | Kangeyam, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu | draught | | | 9 | Pulikulam[18] [19] | | Cumbum valley, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. | draught | | | 10 | Khillari cattle[20] | | Satara, Kolhapur and Sangli regions, Maharashtra and Bijapur, Dharwad and Belgaum districts, Karnataka | draught | | | 11 | Umblachery | | Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu | draught | | | 12 | Deoni[21] | | Bidar district, Karnataka and Latur district, Maharashtra | milch, draught | | | 13 | Hariana[22] | | Rohtak, Karnal, Jind, Hissar, and Gurgaon districts, Haryana and eastern Punjab | milch, draught | | | 14 | Kankrej[23] | | Banaskantha, Gujarat | milch, draught | Guzerat,[24] Brazil | | 15 | Krishna Valley[25] | | Southern border of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh | milch, draught | | | 16 | Ongole[26] | | Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh | milch, draught | Nelore,[27] Brazil | | 17 | Tharparkar[28] [29] | | Tharparkar District in Sindh province in Pakistan. | milch, draught | Karan Fries[30] | | 18 | Bachaur[31] | | Madhubani, Darbhanga and Sitamarhi, north Bihar | draught | | | 19 | Dangi[32] | | Nasik and Ahmednagar districts, Maharashtra | draught | | | 20 | Kasaragod[33] [34] | | Kasaragod district, Kerala | | | | 21 | Kenkatha[35] / Kenwariya | | Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh and banks of river Ken and Vindhyas hilly range, Madhya Pradesh | draught | | | 22 | Kherigarh[36] [37] | | Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh | draught | | | 23 | Malenadu Gidda[38] [39] | | Coastal and hilly areas of Karnataka | | | | 24 | Malvi[40] | | Malwa plateau, Western Madhya Pradesh | draught | | | 25 | Mewati / Kosi[41] | | Mewat, Haryana | milch | | | 26 | Nagori[42] [43] | | Nagaur district, Rajasthan | draught | | appreciated for fast road work. | 27 | Nimari | | Narmada valley, Madhya Pradesh and Jalgaon district, Maharashtra | | | | 28 | Ponwar | | Pilbhit, Uttar Pradesh | | | | 29 | Rathi[44] | | Rajasthan | milch, draught | | | 30 | Red Kandhari[45] | | Latur, Kandhar taluk in Nanded district and Parbhani district, Maharashtra and North Karnataka | | | | 31 | Siri[46] | | Parts of Sikkim, Darjeeling and Bhutan | draught | | | 32 | Vechur[47] | | Kerala | | | | 33 | Motu[48] | | Orissa,Chhattisgarhand Andhra Pradesh | | | | 34 | Ghumusari | | Orissa | | | | 35 | Binjharpuri | | Orissa | | | | 36 | Khariar | | Orissa | | | | 37 | Pulikulam | | Tamilnadu | | | | 38 | Kosali | | Chhattisgarh | | | | 39 | Belahi | | Haryana and Chandigarh | | | | 40 | Gangatiri | | Uttar Pradesh and Bihar | | | | 41 | Badri | | Uttarakhand | | | | 42 | Lakhimi | | Assam | | | | 43 | Ladakhi | | Jammu and Kashmir | | | | 44 | Konkan Kapila | | Maharashtra and Goa | | | | |
Newly registered cattle breeds of India
ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal (NBAGR) is the nodal agency for the registration of newly identified germplasm of Cattle are:[49]
Image | Region of origin | Type | Related cattle breed | Description |
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1 | Poda Thurpu | | Nagarkurnool of Telangana | Draught purpose | | | 2 | Nari | | Sirohi and Pali districts of Rajasthan, Sabarkantha and Banaskantha districts Gujarat | Dual purpose (Milch and Draught) | | | 3 | Dagri | | Dahod, Chhota Udaipur and parts of Mahisagar, Panchmahal and Narmada district Gujarat | Draught purpose | | | 4 | Thutho | | Nagaland | Draught and Meat purpose | | | 5 | Shweta Kapila | | North Goa and South Goa districts of Goa | | | | 6 | Himachali Pahari | | Kullu, Chamba, Mandi, Kangra, Sirmaur, Shimla, Kinnaur, Lahul & Spiti districts of Himachal Pradesh | Draught purpose | | | 7 | Purnea | | Araria, Purnea and Katihar districts; and the Adjoining areas of Kishanganj, Supaul and Madhepura districts of Bihar | Dual purpose (Milch and Draught) | | | |
Indigenous buffalo breeds of India
Total population and indigenous buffalo breed of India are as follows:[50] [51]
Buffalo Population in India (in million)
Total Buffalo Population in the country is 109.85 Million during 2019. Total Buffalo has increased by 1.1% over previous Livestock Census (2012). Female Buffalo Population increased by 8.61% whereas Male Buffalo is declined by 42.35% over previous census. About 20.5% of the total livestock is contributed by buffaloes.[52]
Buffalo | 2007 [53] | 2012 [54] | 2019 [55] |
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Male | 19.59 | 16.10 | 9.28 | Female | 85.74 | 92.60 | 100.57 | Total | 105.34 | 108.70 | 109.85 | |
Registered Buffalo breed of india
There are 19 registered Buffalo breed in India under ICAR - NBAGR are as follows [56]
!S No!Breed!Image!Region of origin!Type!Related cattle breed!Description1 | Banni[57] | | | | | | 2 | Bhadawari[58] | | Agra and Etawah districts,Uttar Pradesh and Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh. | | | | 3 | Jaffrabadi[59] | | Gir forests, Kutch and Jamnagar districts, Gujarat. | | | known for its ability to fight lions in Gir forest | 4 | Mehsana[60] | | Mehsana, Sabarkanda and Banaskanta districts, Gujarat and adjoining Maharashtra | | | evolved out of crossbreeding between the Surti and the Murrah. | 5 | Murrah[61] | | Rohtak, Hisar and Sind of Haryana, Nabha and Patiala districts, Punjab and southern parts of Delhi | | Delhi, Kundi and Kali. | | 6 | Nagpuri[62] | | Nagpur, Akola and Amrawati districts, Maharashtra. | | Elitchpuri, Barari. | | 7 | Nili Ravi[63] | | Sutlej valley in Ferozpur district, Punjab and in the Sahiwal (Pakistan) | | | | 8 | Surti | | Kaira and Baroda district, Gujarat. | | Deccani, Gujarati, Talabda, Charator and Nadiadi. | | 9 | Toda[64] | | Nilgiri Hills, South India | | | semi-wild breed. | 10 | Marathwadi | | Maharashtra | | | | 11 | Pandharpuri | | Maharashtra | | | | 12 | Chilika | | Orissa | | | | 13 | Kalahandi | | Orissa | | | | 14 | Luit (Swamp) | | Assam and Manipur | | | | 15 | Bargur | | Tamil Nadu | | | | 16 | Gojri | | Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar and SAS Nagar (Mohali) districts of Punjab and Kangra and Chamba districts of Himachal Pradesh | Milk and draught purpose | | Animals can travel long distances (seasonal migration) and can climb easily on hill tops for grazing. Used for both milk and draught power (ploughing and other agricultural operations). | 17 | Dharwadi | | Bagalkot, Belgaum, Dahrwad, Gadg, Bellari, Bidar, Vijayapura, Chitradurga, Kalaburgi, Haveri, Kopal, Raichur and Yadgit districts of Karnataka | Milk purpose | | The milk this buffalo is used for preparation of famous Dharwad Peda with GI tag. | 18 | Manda | | Koraput, Malkangiri and Nawarangapur districts of Odisha | Draught, milk and manure | | Manda buffaloes are reared mostly under extensive system, Both male and females are used for agriculture operations. | 19 | Chhattisgarhi | | Chhattisgarh | | | | | See also
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