List of Indian cattle breeds

This is a list of the cattle breeds considered in India to be wholly or partly of Indian origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian. Cows from these breeds are often called deshi cows

Indigenous breeds

Local nameOther namesNotesImage
Alambadi[1][4]Tamil Nadu
Amrit Mahal[1][4]AmritmahalKarnataka[2]
Bachaur[1][4]Bihar[2]
Badri[2]Uttarakhand[2]
Bargur[1][4]Tamil Nadu[2]
Belahi[2]Haryana, Chandigarh[2]
Bengali[1]
Binjharpuri[1][4]Orissa[2]
Brownsind[1]Allahabad; composite of Red Sindhi and Brown Swiss
Cutchi[1]KachhiCutch, north-western Gujarat
Dangi[1][4]Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh[2]
Deoni[1]Maharashtra, Karnataka[2]
Devarakota[1]Tamil Nadu, regional variant of Ongole
Devni[1]Osmanabad, Maharashtra
Frieswal[1]composite breed
Gangatiri[1][4]ShahabadiUttar Pradesh, Bihar[2]
Gaolao[1][4]Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh[2]
Ghumusari[1][4]Goomsur;[3]:190 Ghumsuri[4]Orissa[2]
Gir[1][4]Gujarat[2]
Goomsur[1]see Ghumusari
Gujamavu[1]variant of Hallikar[3]:193
Hallikar[1][4]Karnataka[2]
Hariana[1][4]Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan[2]
Hissar[1]Hansi-hissar; Hissar-hansi; Hissar-hariana; Hansisouthern Punjab
Jellicut[1]see Pulikulam
Jersind[1]Allahabad; composite of Red Sindhi and Jersey
Kangayam[1][4]Tamil Nadu[2]
Kankrej[1][4]Gujarat, Rajasthan[2]
Kappiliyan[1]see Jellicut
Karan Fries[1]composite of Tharparkar and Friesian
Karan Swiss[1]composite of Sahiwal and Brown Swiss
Kasaragod[3]:322Kerala[3]
Kenkatha[1][4]Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh[2]
Khamala[1]Betul, southern Madhya Pradesh
Khariar[1]Orissa[2]
Khasi[1]Assam Hill; Assam PlainAssam, north-eastern states; variant of Bengali
Kherigarh[1][4]Uttar Pradesh[2]
Khillari[1][4]Maharashtra, Karnataka[2]
Kosali[2]Chhattisgarh[2]
Krishnagiri[1]Tamil Nadu
Krishna Valley[1][4]Kistna ValleyKarnataka[2]
Kumauni[1][4]northern Uttar Pradesh
Ladakhi[1][4]Kashmir
Malnad Gidda[1][4]Karnataka[2]
Malvi[1][4]Madhya Pradesh[2]
Mampati[1][4]Madhya Pradesh
Manapari[1][4]Tamil Nadu
Mewati[1][4]Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh[2]
Mhaswad[1]variant of Khillari
Motu[1][4]DeshiOrissa, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh[2]
Murrah buffalo[1][4]Haryana[2]
Nagori[1][4]Rajasthan[2]
Nakali[1]variant of Khillari
Nimari[1][4]Khargoni; Khurgoni; KhargaonMadhya Pradesh[2]
Native Cattle[1]All over the nation
Ongole[1][4]Andhra Pradesh[2]
Ponwar[1][4]Uttar Pradesh[2]
Pulikulam[1][4]Jellicut; Kilakattu; Kilkad; KilakadTamil Nadu[2]
Punganur[1][4]Andhra Pradesh[2]
Purnea[1]Red Purnea[4]north-eastern Bihar
Ramgarhi[1]east Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Rathi[1][4]eastern Rajasthan[2]
Red Kandhari[1][4]LakhalbundaMaharashtra[2]
Red Sindhi[1][2][4]Malir; Sindhi; Red Karachi
Sahiwal[1][4]Punjab, Rajasthan[2]
Sanchori[1]MarwariJodhpur, Rajasthan; variant of Kankrej
Shahabadi[1][4]see Gangatiri
Siri[1][4]TrahbumSikkim, West Bengal[2]
Son Valley[1]Madhya Pradesh
Sunandini[1]Kerala; composite of local zebuine stock and Brown Swiss
Tarai[1][4]
Taylor[1]Patna, Bihar; composite of local zebuine stock with Shorthorn and Channel Island stock
Tharparkar[1][4]Grey Sindhi; White Sindhi; ThariRajasthan[2]
Thillari[1]Tapti; Tapi
Tho Tho[1][3]:314[4]Nagaland
Umblachery[1][4]Mottai Madu; Southern; Tanjore; Therkuthi MaduTamil Nadu[2]
Vechur[1][4]Kerala[2]

See also

References

    1. Breeds reported by India: Cattle Rome: Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2017.
    2. Registered Breeds of Cattle. Karnal, Haryana: National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources. Accessed August 2017.
    3. Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
    4. [Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying] (2005). Country Report on Animal Genetic Resources of India. Annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629.
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