Milk yielding Over 53% of milk produced in India is from
the water buffalo and a majority of milk
India is the world’s largest producer of milk. processing plants in the country depend upon
buffalo milk.
The majority of the milk consumed is also in
liquid form in India.
Major Indian Cattle Breeds
Breed Name Geographical range
Dangi Western Maharashtra
Gir Saurashtra, Gujarat
Hallikar Hassan, Mysore, Tunkur districts of Karnataka
Hariana Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan
Kangayam Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Kankrej Bhuj, North Gujarat, Rajasthan
Kasaragod Kerala
Kenkatha Banda, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh.
Malvi Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
Mewati Rajasthan
Ongole Guntur, Ongole in Andhra Pradesh
Ponwar Pilbhit, Uttar Pradesh
Red Sindhi Originated in Sindh, Pakistan. Now widespread.
Sahiwal Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana
Siri Hills around Darjeeling and Sikkim. Originally from Bhutan
Tharparkar Sindh (Pakistan), Kutch, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur
Major Indian Buffaloes Breeds
Breed Name Geographical range
Bhadawari Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
Jaffarabadi Gujarat
Mehsana Gujarat (cross breed between Surti and Murrah)
Murrah Haryana and Punjab
Nagpuri Maharastra
Nill Ravi Punjab
Porlakmedi Odisha
Surti Gujarat
Major Indian Sheep Breeds
Breed Name Geographical range
Bellary, Hassan, Mandya Karnataka
Chokla Rajasthan
Hissardale Himachal Pradesh and Haryana
Jaisalmeri Rajasthan
Magra Rajasthan
Malpura Rajasthan
Marwari Rajasthan and Gujarat
Mecheri, Kalikarsal, Vembur Tamil Nadu
Muzaffararanagari Haryana
Nellore Andhra Pradesh
Nial Rajasthan and Haryana
Potanwadi Uttar Pradesh and Delhi
Pugul Bikaner (Rajasthan)
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