Annexure –Registered Livestock Breeds of India

Registered Cattle Breeds ofIndia

SL.No Name of the Naturalbreeding Distinguishing Characters
Breed tract
1 Amritmahal State :Karnataka Colour:Grey, butvariesfrom whiteto almostblack. White
Districts: greymarkings arepresentonfaceanddewlapin some
Chikmagalur, animals
Chitradurga,Hassan
Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare long. Emergefrom thetopof the
pollfairlyclosetogether inbackwardandupward
direction,turnin andendinsharpblackpoints- sometime
touchingeachother

VisibleCharacteristic:Longhead tapperingtowards
muzzle;longhorns

2 Bachaur State:Bihar Colour:Grey

District:Sitamarhi
(Nepalborder Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare stumpy,curvingoutward
comprisingBachaur andupward.Mediumin size
andKoilpur sub-
divisionsof VisibleCharacteristic:Mediumsizedcompactanimalswith
Sitamarhi district) straightback. Forehead flator slightlyconvex

3 Bargur State: Tamil Nadu Colour:Brownwith whitemarkings

District:Bargur hills
inBhavanitalukof Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare closeratrootandare inclined
Erodedistrict backward,outwardandupward with aforward
curve;sharpatthetip. Mediumin sizeandlightbrownin
colour

VisibleCharacteristic:Browncolourwithwhitemarkings
andlightbrowncolourof horns

4 Belahi State:Hillyregionsof Colour:Red.Thefaceandlowerabdomenandfeetare

Haryana, Chandigarh whiteincolour with blackmuzzle.
District: Naraingarh,
Ambala, Panchkula, Horn Shape &Size:Curvedupward and inward,sickle
Morni, Chandigarh, shaped.
Mohali and Shivalik
foothills Characteristic: Medium sizedstrongdualtype, and
migratoryanimaloflowerHimalayas.Whitefacealongwith
some regionsofHump,neck,anddewlaparewhite. In
males,Humpandneckregionaredarkincolourirrespective of
coatcolour.

5 Binjharpuri State:Odisha Colour:White. Someanimals are Grey,Black orBrownin

District:"Binjharpur" colour
of Jajpur districtin

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 Orissa, alsoin Horn Shape&Size:Curvedupward andinward.Average
Bhadrak,Kendrapara sizein Male:21.17±2.86,Female:12.70±1.31cm

VisibleCharacteristic:Mediumsized,strongdualtype
animal.Hump,neck,andsomeregionof faceandbackare
black in colour irrespectiveof coat5.colourin males

6 Dangi State:Gujarat Colour:Dangicattlehave distinctwhitecoat colourwith

District: TheDangs red orblackspotsdistributed unevenlyoverthebody

State: Maharashtra Horn Shape&Size:Hornsare short(12-15cm)andthick with

District:Thane, lateral pointingtips Animalswith inward andalso with
Nashik,Ahmadnagar downwardpointinghorntips arealsoavailable insizable
(Akolatalukaof numbers
Ahmadnagar district,
Sinnerand VisibleCharacteristic:Unevendistributionof blackorred
Igatpuritaluka of spotsoverthe body. Forehead is slightlyprotruding
Nashik districts)
Generallythese
animals arefound
near thehilly tract
whereforestis
available inthe
ranges ofSahyadri.

7 Deoni State: Karnataka Colour:Bodycolouris usuallyspotted blackandwhite.This

District:Bidar breed has threestrainsviz.1- Completewhiteanimal
State: Maharashtra (balankya).2.-Comletewhite withpartial blackface
District: Parbhani, (wannera).3-Blackandwhitespotted animal(waghydor
Nanded,Osmanabad, shevera)
Latur(Deoni, Udgir
andAhmadpurtaluks Horn Shape&Size:Horn emergefromthe sideof thepoll
of Latur district) behindandabovetheeyesin outward andupward
direction,slightlybackwardandagaincurvingupward.
Hornsize is small andthetips areblunt

VisibleCharacteristic:Blackandwhitespottedbody
colour, droopingears, prominent andslightlybulging
forehead

8 Gangatiri State:EasternUPand Colour:Animalsarewhiteorlightgreyin colour.In bulls

Bihar colourinbetweenforeandhindquartersisrelativelydark
or darkgrey

Horn Shape&Size:Hornsare small tomediumin size

Characteristic:Mediumsize,whiteand greybodycolour,
compactbody,long and narrowface,horizontalearsand
moderateudder.
9 Gaolao State:Madhya Colour:Gaolaoanimals arewhiteor lightgrey.Malesare
Pradesh generallygrey overthe neck

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 District:Balaghat,
Chhindwara,Seoni, Horn Shape&Size:Hornsare shortand stumpy, bluntat the
Durg, points andcurveslightlybackward

State: Maharashtra VisibleCharacteristic:Headmarkedlylongandnarrow

District: taperingtowardsmuzzle. Foreheadrecedesatthe top
Rajnandgaon, givingaslightlyconvexappearance.Eyesalmondshaped
Wardha,Nagpur andplaced slightlyatangles

10 Ghumusari State:Odisha Colour:MainlyWhitesometimes Grey

District:Ganjam,
Phulbani Horn Shape&Size:Curvedupward andinward. Some
animals havestraighthorns. Male:8.72±1.54,Female:
7.47±1.67cm

VisibleCharacteristic:Small sized, stronganddraft type

animal.Small headwith forehead beingflat,broadand
depressed inbetweentheeyes

11 Gir State:Gujarat Colour:Mostofthe Giranimals arepurered throughsome are

District:Amreli, speckled red.
Bhavnagar,Junagadh
Horn Shape&Size:Horns arepeculiarlycurved.Startingat the
baseofthecrown theytakeadownwardandbackward
curveandagaininclinea littleupward andforward takinga
spiralinwardsweep, finallyendingin a finetaper- thus
givingahalfmoonappearance.

VisibleCharacteristic:Longandpendulous ears foldedlike a

leaf. Earshangall thetimeandtheir insidefaceforward.
Bulgingconvexforehead

12 Hallikar State: Karnataka Colour:Greytodarkgreywith deepshadings onforehead

District:Chitradurga, andhindquarters. Frequently, therearelightgrey
Hassan,Kolar, markingsonface,dewlap andunderthe body
Mandya,Mysore,
Tumkur Horn Shape&Size:Emergeneartoeachotherfromtopof poll
andarecarried backward, eachin astraightlinefor
nearlyhalftheir lengthandthen with gentleandgraceful
sweep bendforward andslightlyinwardtorward the tips
whichareblackandsharp.

VisibleCharacteristic :BodycolourandHorns

13 Hariana State:Haryana Colour:Animals arewhiteor lightgreyincolour. Inbulls

District:Hissar, colour inbetweenforeandhindquartersis relatively dark or
Rhotak, Jind, darkgrey
Gurgaon(widely
spread inIndo Horn Shape&Size:Hornsare small in size
Gangetic plains)

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 State:UttarPradesh VisibleCharacteristic:Whitecolour,longandnarrowface,
well-marked bonyprominenceatthe centreofpoll and
State:Rajasthan small horns

14 Kangayam State: Tamil Nadu Colour:Coatis red atbirth,butchangestogreyatabout6

District:Coimbatore, monthofage. Bulls aregrey with dark colour inhump,fore
Erode,Dindigul, andhindquarters,faceandlegs. Bullocksaregrey. Cows are
Karur,Namakkal greyor whiteandgrey.However,fewanimals(1-2%) with red,
blackandfawn

Horn Shape&Size:Hornarelongandstrong,taking
backward,outward andupward sweepandthen curving
inward withtips tendingtomeeteachothernearly
completingacircle

VisibleCharacteristic :Longhorns nearlycompletinga

circle,largehumpandstrongbody

15 Kankrej State:Gujarat Colour:Variesfromsilver-greytoirongreyor steelgrey. In

District: Ahmadabad, Malesfore&hindquartersandhumpareslightlydarker
BanasKantha,Kheda, thantherestofthe body.
Mahesana,Sabar-
Kantha,Kutchchh Horn Shape&Size: Hornarestrongandcurvedoutward
andupward inalyreshapedfashion.Theyarecurvedwith skin
State: Rajasthan toalongerdistanceascomparedto other breeds
District: Barmer,
Jodhpur VisibleCharacteristic:Heaviest breedofcattle. Stronglyre
shaped horns, largependulous andopen ears

16 Kenkatha State: Madhya Colour:Colourvariesfrom greyonthebarreltodarkgrey

Pradesh ontherestofbody
District:Tikamgarh
Horn Shape&Size:Emergefromtheouteranglesofthe poll
State:UttarPradesh inmarkedlyforwarddirectionandterminateinsharp points
District:Lalitpur,
Hamirpur, Banda VisibleCharacteristic:Small, sturdyandfairlypowerful
(bred alongthe animal.Hornsdirected forwards
banks ofriverKen in
the areaof
Bundelkhand)

17 Khariar State:Odhisa Colour:MainlyBrown sometimesGrey

District:Balangir,
Kalahandi, Nowpara Horn Shape&Size:Straight. Quiteoften Upwardand
inward.Male:12.34±0.21,Female:10.12±0.27cm

VisibleCharacteristic:Small sized, strongdrafttype

animal.Hump,neck,andsomeregionof faceandbackare dark
in colour

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18 Kherigarh State:UttarPradesh Colour:Animals havewhitecoatcolour. Someanimals
District:Kheri havegreycolour distributedall overbodyespecially on
face.

Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare upstanding, curvingoutward

andupward.Thesearethickatthe base. Hornformationis
typicalof lyre-horned Malvi type. Horns aremediuminsize
(15cm)

VisibleCharacteristic:Small butactiveanimal

19 Khillar State: Karnataka Colour:KhillarisofDeccanplateau- theMhaswadandthe

District:Belgaum, AtapadiMahaltypearegreyish white. Males aredarkover the
Bijapur, Dharwad, fore&hindquarterswith peculiargreyandwhite
Gulbarga,Bagalkote mottledmarkingonface. TheTaptiKhillariis arewhitewith
carrotynoseandcarrotyhooves
State: Maharashtra
District:Pune, Horn Shape&Size:Longandpointedandfollowthe
Satara, Sholapur, backwardcurveoftheforehead.Theyareplaced close
Sangli,Kolhapur, togetherattheroot,grow backwardfor halfofthe length
Osmanabad andthen turnupwards inasmooth bowshapepeculiar to
this breed. Thehornsare thick atthe baseandtaper

VisibleCharacteristic:Bowshape,longhorns. A distinct
grooveinthecentreofforehead fromthenasal bridgeto the
centreof thepoll.Sharpandprominent nasal bridge

20 Kosali State:Chhattisgarh Colour:Mainlylightred(60-65%),followedby whitishgrey

District:Raipur, (30-35%). Fewanimals (3-5%)havingblackcoatcolouror red
Durg, Bilaspur, withwhitepatchesalsoseen
Janjgiri
Horn Shape&Size:Stumpyandstraight. Outward, upward
andinward. About21cmin males and 12cmin females.

VisibleCharacteristic:Muzzle, eyelids, tail switch and

hoovesareblack. Headbroad, flatandstraight.Hump
small to mediumin size. Uddersmallandbowl shaped.

21 Krishna State:Karnataka Colour:Thecommoncolour is grey- whitewith adarker

Valley District:Bijapur, shade onfore&hindquartersinmales. Adultfemalesare
Raichur morewhitishin appearance. Brown &white,black&
white,andmottled coloursareoftenseen
State: Maharashtra
District:Satara, Horn Shape&Size:Curvedandusuallyemergeinan
Sholapur, Sangli outwarddirectionfromtheouteranglesofthe poll curving
slightlyupward andinward. Horns aresmall in size

VisibleCharacteristic:Massivebody,distinctbulgeinthe
forehead

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22 MalnadGidda State:Karnataka Colour: blackwith lightshades offawnonthighand
District: shoulderregion
Chikmagalur,
DakshinaKannada, Horn Shape&Size:Generallysmall andstraight. Outward,
Hassan,Kodagu, upward andinward
Shimoga,Uttar
Kannada,Udupi VisibleCharacteristic:Giddameans
dwarfandMalnadmeansa placereceivingheavyrainfall.
Theyare smallin
sizewithcompactbodyframeweighingaround80-120 Kg. Tail
switch - black, hump - small, uddersmallandbowl shaped.

23 Malvi State:Madhya Colour:Malvi cattlearegrey- darkerinmales, with neck,

Pradesh shoulders,humpandquartersalmostblack.Cowsand
District:Rajgarh, bullocksbecomenearlypurewhitewith age
Shajapur,Ujjain,
Ratlam,Mandsaur, Horn Shape&Size:Strongandpointed,emergefromthe
Dewas, Indore outerangleof thepoll in anoutwardandupward direction.
AverageSizeof20-25cmin length

VisibleCharacteristic:Strongwell-builtwhitishgreyanimal
with lyreshapedstrongandpointedhorns

24 Mewati State:Haryana Colour:Mewaticattleare usually whitewith neck,

District:Gurgaon, shouldersandquartersof adarker shade
Faridabad,Mewat
Horn Shape&Size:Emergefrom theouteranglesofpoll
State:Rajasthan andareinclined toturnbackwardatthepoints
District:Alwar,
Bharatpur VisibleCharacteristic:Colour andhornpattern

State:UttarPradesh
District:Mathura
25 Motu State:Odhisa Colour:MainlyBrown (Reddish)sometimesGrey. Few
District:Malkangiri animals arewhiteincolour

Horn Shape &Size:Straight,Upwardwith rounded tip.

Male: 6.23±0.21, Female: 3.35±0.18cm

VisibleCharacteristic:Small sized, stronganddrafttype

cattle. Animals are mostly polled andbrown incolour

26 Nagori State:Rajasthan Colour:Generally whiteorlightgrey. Insomecaseshead,

District:Nagore, faceandshoulderareslightlygreyish.
Bikaner,Jodhpur
Horn Shape&Size: Hornsemergefrom theouterangles of
poll. Theyextendin anoutward directionandarecarried
upward with gentlecurve to turnin atpoints. Horns are
mediumin size.

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 VisibleCharacteristic:White, upstanding,veryalertand
agileanimalwith longandnarrowfacelikethatof ahorse

27 Nimari State:Madhya Colour:Nimarcattleareredwith largesplashesofwhite

Pradesh onvarious partsof thebody
District:Khandwa(
EastNimar), Horn Shape&Size: Hornsusuallyemergein a backward
Khargaon (West directionfromtheouterangles ofthepoll, somewhatin the
Nimar),Badwani samemannerasinGircattle,turningupward,outward
andfinallybackward atthepoints.
State:Maharashtra
District:Jalgaon VisibleCharacteristic:Massivebodystructure,typicalred
colour with largesplashesof whiteandbulgingforehead.

28 Ongole State:Andhra Colour:Ongolehavea glossy whitecoatcalled

Pradesh District: padakateeruby thebreeders. Males havedarkgrey
Vizianagaram, markingsonhead,neckandhump, blackpointsonknees
Vishakhapatnam, andpasterns, blackmuzzleandblackeye-lashes.
East&West
Godavari,Guntur, Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare shortandstumpy, growing
Nellore,Kurnool, outwardandbackwardfrom the outer anglesof thepoll,
Anantapur, thickatthebaseandfirmwithoutcracks. Incows,horns are
Cuddapah,Chittoor, thinnerthanin bulls. Horns incows generallyextend
Mahbubnagar, outward,upward andinward.
Nalgonda,
Khammam VisibleCharacteristic:Majestic gait, stumpyhorns, large
fanshaped andfleshydewlapserrated withsmooth
flowingfolds instead ofnarrowconstrictions

29 Ponwar State:UttarPradesh Colour:Ponwarcattleareusuallybrown orblackwith

District:Pilibhit whitepatches. Thereis noparticularpattern butblackand
whitepatches areintermixed.

Horn Shape&Size: Hornsemergeoutward,upward and

then curveinwardwith pointedtips. Sometimeshorns
curvebackwardin theend. Horns aremediumin size.

VisibleCharacteristic:BodycolourandHorns

30 Pulikulum State: Tamil Nadu Colour:Darkgreyinmales andwhiteor greyin females

District:Madurai,
Sivaganda/Pasu Horn Shape&Size:Curved- Outwards, upwards,
mponmuthuthev backwards andinwards endingwith pointed
ar, tips,tipsare wide apart. AverageSize:Male-34.34cm,
Virudhunagar/Ka Female-37.22cm
mar ajar
VisibleCharacteristic:Small size,compactbodyandshort
legs. Muzzle,eyelids, tail switchandhoovesareblack.
Fore Head is
broadandlevelwithgrooveatcentre.Humplarge
inmalesandsmall in females. Uddernotwell developed.

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31 Punganur State:Andhra Colour:Punganur cattlearewhite,greyor lightbrownto
Pradesh dark brown. Whitemixedwith redor blackcolour animals
District:Chittoor are alsoavailable. Combinationof whitewith brownor black
patches isnotuncommon.

Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare crescentshaped andoften

loosecurvingbackward andforwardin malesandlateral
andforwardinfemales. Horns arestumpyinmalesand
slightlylonger infemales.Hornsize is small (10-15cm).

VisibleCharacteristic:VeryShort/Smallsized

32 Rathi State:Rajasthan Colour:Theanimals areusuallybrown withwhitepatches

District:Bikaner, alloverthe body, butanimals havingcompletelybrown, or
Ganganagar, black coatwithwhitepatchesareoften encountered.The
Jaisalmer lower bodypartsaregenerallylighter incolour as compared
tothe restof body.

Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare curvingoutward, upward

andinward. Horns areshorttomediumin size.

VisibleCharacteristic:Bodycolourandhornstype

33 Red Kandhari State: Maharashtra Colour:Thecolouris uniformdeep dark red, butvariations

District: fromadull redtoalmostbrown arealsofound. Bullsas a rule
Ahmadnagar, Beed, areashadedarker thancows.
Nanded, Prabani,
Latur Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare evenlycurved andmedium
sized.

VisibleCharacteristic:Bodycolourandhornstype

34 RedSindhi Onlyatorganized Colour:This breed has distinctlyred colour. Red shades

farmsof varyfromdarkredtodim yellow.Thoughpatchesof white are
Uttarakhand, seen ondewlapandsometime onforehead, nolarge
Odisha, Tamil Nadu, whitepatches arepresentonthebody.Inbulls, colour is dark
Bihar, Keralaand onthe shouldersandthighs.
Assamstates.
Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare thickatthe baseand emerge
laterallyandcurveupward.

VisibleCharacteristic:Bodycolourandhornstype

35 Sahiwal State: Punjab Colour:Coatcolouris usuallyreddishdunbutpaleredor

District:Amritsar, brownoccasionallymixedwith whitespotsis alsoseenin
Ferozpur fewanimals.

State:Rajasthan Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare stumpyandshort.

District:Ganganagar,
Hanumangarh

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 VisibleCharacteristic: Largeand looseskinofDewlap/
neck. Largeandpendulousteats.Paleredcolour andshort
horns

36 Siri State: WestBengal Colour:Animals areeither black withwhitepatchesor

District:Darjeeling brownwith whitepatches.Insomecasestheyare totally
black orbrown.
State:Sikkim
District:Gyalshing, Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare curvedoutward,forward
Namchi,Gangtok, andslightlyupward, andaremediuminsize.
North, East,West,
South Sikkim VisibleCharacteristic:Colour patternsimilartothatof
Holstein Friesian, Cervico-thoracictypeofhump.

37 Tharparkar State:Rajasthan Colour:Animals arewhiteor lightgrey. Faceand

District:Barmer, extremitiesareof adarkershadethanthebody. Inbulls
Jaisalmer,Jodhpur neck, hump, andforeandhindquartersarealsodark

Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare setwellapartcurving

graduallyupward andoutward inthesamelineasthat of the
poll,with bluntpointsinclined inward,moderately
thickatthebasei.e. Averagesize12.5-17.5 cmin
circumferencejustabovetheskin. Inmales,hornsare
thickerandshort

VisibleCharacteristic: Whitecolour,Convexforehead,
largeskinof dewlap/neck.

38 Umblachery State:TamilNadu Colour:Calvesaregenerallyredor brown atbirth. This

District:Thanjavur, colour changestogreyatabout6 monthsofage. Inadult
Nagapatinam, females,thepredominantcoatcolour isgreywithwhite
Thiruvarur markingsonfaceandlegs.Theintensityofcolourvaries
fromgrey with admixture of black

Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare curvingoutward andinward

andsometimes spreadinglaterally.Thesearethickinbulls
andthinin cows. Horns areverysmall in size.

VisibleCharacteristic:Whitemarkingsonface, limbs and

tail.All thelegs belowhocks havewhitemarkseither as
Socksoras Stockings.Evena portionof hoovesis white.

39 Vechur State: Kerala Colour:Animals arelightred, blackor fawn andwhite

District:Kottayam
Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare small, thincurvingforward
anddownward. Insomecasestheyareextremelysmall
andarehardlyvisible.

VisibleCharacteristic:Extremelysmallsized animal with

compactbody.
40 Badri State:Uttrakhand Colour:Badri Cattle are small in size having varied body
District:Hilly area colours- Black, Brown, Red, White or gray.

Horn Shape&Size:small in Size Having long Legs.Hump is

prominent .udder is small in size, tucked up with the
body.

VisibleCharacteristic:Hump is prominent .udder is small

in size, tucked up with the body. Hooves andmuzzle are
black or brown in colour.

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Registered Buffalo Breeds ofIndia

SL.No Name of the Naturalbreedingtract Distinguishing Characters
Breed

1 Banni State :Gujarat Colour:MainlyBlack,sometimes Coppercolour

Districts:Kachchh, Horn Shape&Size:Curved. Mediumtolarge,heavywith 24 to

Sabarkantha, 30cmdiameterinadultanimals
Surendranagar, Kheda,
VisibleCharacteristic:Horns arevertical andupwardin
Banaskantha
directionwith inverted double/singlecoiling

2 Bhadawari State :UttarPradesh Colour:Blackishcopper tolightcopper. Colourof legs is

Districts:Etawahdistr usuallylikewheatstraw
ict, Agradistrict (U.P)
Horn Shape&Size: Hornsareblackcurlingslightly
outward,downwardbeforerunningbackwardparallel and
State :MadhyaPradesh
close toneckandfinallyturningupward
Districts:Bhind, Morena
VisibleCharacteristic: Two whitelines"Chevron"locally
called asKanthyare present onthe lowersideofthe neck

3 Chilka State :Odisha Colour:BrownishblackorBlack

Districts:Khurda,Puri,
krishnaprasad, Horn Shape&Size:CurvedUpward, inward.
Panaspandhaand
Ganjam VisibleCharacteristic:Mediumsizedwith compactbody,
stronglegsandsmall udder. Habitatischilka lake.

4 Jaffarabadi State :Gujarat Colour:Blackbutsomeanimals havinggreycolourorwhite

Districts:Saurashtra spotsonforehead, feetandtail switch arealsoseen
region - Girforest,
Junagarh, Bhavnagar, Horn Shape&Size: Hornsexhibitwidevariation, but
Jamnagar,Porbandhar, usuallyemergeoutbycompressingthehead, godownward
Amreli andRajkot sideways, thenupward andinwardfinallyformingaringlike
structure. Itmakes eyestolooksmall-termed as studyeye,
especiallyinmales

VisibleCharacteristic: BulkyheadandHornshapeis
peculiar ofthis breed. Heavysized buffaloes

5 Kalahandi State :Odisha Colour:Coatcolouris usuallyamixofblackand grey,

Districts:Kalahandi, sometimes grey
Raygada

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and inward, Curved tomakehalf circleappearance. About
50cmlong

VisibleCharacteristic: Muzzle, eyelids, tailandhoofsare black.

Longhorns.Head convex,udderroundandmediumin size. Tail
extends belowhock

6 Marathwadi State :Maharashtra Colour:Greyish blacktojetblack. Someanimals havewhite

Districts:Aurangabad, markingsonforeheadandlowerpartsofthe limbs
Nanded, Latur, Jalna,
Horn Shape&Size: Hornsareparallel to theneck, reaching
Beed,Parbhani,
uptoshoulderbutneverbeyondshoulderblade. Mediumin
Osmanabad, and
Hingoli length

VisibleCharacteristic: Length of horns differentiatethese

buffaloesfromPandharpuribuffaloes. Horns reach upto
shoulderunlikein Pandharpuribuffaloeswherethesemay
reach uptopinbonessometime

7 Mehsana State :Gujarat Colour: Mostlyblack,a fewanimals areblackbrownor

Districts:Mehsana, brown
Sabarkantha,
Banaskantha Horn Shape&Size: Hornsaregenerallysickleshapedwith the
curve moreupwardthenin the Surti breedandless curved
then intheMurrahbreed. Theyaregenerallybent
downwardandthen takeacurvelikethe hornsof aram

VisibleCharacteristic: Eyes areveryprominent,blackand

brightbulgingfromtheir socketswithfoldsof skinonupper lids.
MixofMurrahandSurti characters.

8 Murrah State :Haryana Colour:JetBlack/Pureblack

Districts:Rohtak,Jind,
Hisar, Jhajhar, Horn Shape&Size: Tightlycurved inaspiralform. Shortin size
Fatehabad, Gurgaon ofhorncurl
andunionterritoryof VisibleCharacteristic: Jet black colour,tightlycurledhorns/
Delhi single coilof horns,ThinSkin,heavybodysize.

9 Nagpuri State:Maharashtra Colour:Blackcoloured animalswithwhitepatchesonface,

Districts:Vidarbha legs andtailtips.
region –Amravati,
Akola,Bhandara, Horn Shape&Size: Hornsareflat, curved andcarriedback
Buldana, Chandrapur, onsideofthe necknearlytoshoulders. Hornsarelong &heavy
Gadchiroli, Gondia,
Nagpur, Wardha,
Washim,Yavatmal.

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 VisibleCharacteristic: Flat, curvedandlonghornsonside
of neck. Mediumsizedanimal

10 Nilli Ravi State:Punjab Colour:Mostlyblackwith5whitemarkings,onforehead,

Districts:Gurdaspur, muzzle, tailswitch andlegs.
Amritsar,Ferozpur
Horn Shape&Size: Hornsarecurved andcircularincross
section, smalltomediuminsize

VisibleCharacteristic: Usually walled eyes (whiteeyes, both

unilateralandbilateral).Whitemarkings onforehead,
face,muzzle, legsandtail.Themostdesired characterof
femaleisthe possessionofthesewhitemarkings knownas
"PanchKalyani"

11 Pandharpuri State :Maharashtra Colour:Usuallyblackbut variesfromlighttodeep black.

Districts:Solapur, Whitemarkingsare foundonforehead,legs andtailinfew
Kolhapur, Sangli animals

Horn Shape&Size: Hornsareverylongandextendbeyond

shoulderblade,sometimesuptopinbones.Theseareof
threetypesi.e.1. Bharkand- curvingbackwardandusually
twisted.2.Toki- curvingbackward, upward andusually twisted
outward.3. Meti- flat runningdown

VisibleCharacteristic: Verylonghorns. Nasal boneisvery

prominent,longandstraight

12 Surti State :Gujarat Colour:Coatcolourvariesfromrustybrown tosilver-grey.

Districts:Kheda, Skinisblackor brown
Baroda, Bharuchand
Surat Horn Shape&Size: Hornsareflat, sickleshapedandare
directeddownward andbackward,andthen turnupward at the
tiptoformahook.Mediumin size.

VisibleCharacteristic: Mediumsizedanimal, browncolour,

twowhitebands belowtheneckandsickleshaped horns

13 Toda State :Tamil Nadu Colour:Predominantcoatcolours arefawnandash-grey.

Districts: Nilgirihills
Horn Shape&Size: Hornslongandarevariableinshape.
andsouthof Tamil
Theyareusuallysetwide apart, outward, slightlydownward
Nadu
andupward withthe points beingre-curved inward, forming
characteristicallyacrescentshapeor semicircle.Horns are
thickatthe base,andaretapering.

VisibleCharacteristic: A narrowbandof densehair

coveringthe toplinefromthecrestof neckto thepoint of
originoftail,twochevronmarkings-onejustaroundthe

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jowlandtheotheranteriortothe brisket.Todacommunity
rears thesebuffaloes.

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jowlandtheotheranteriortothe brisket.Todacommunity
rears thesebuffaloes.

Registered Goat Breeds ofIndia

SL.No Nameofthe Natural breeding Distinguishing Characters
Breed tract
1 AttapadyBlack State: Kerala Colour: Black
District: Palakkad / Horn Shape&Size: Curved and
Palghat oriented backwards. Smallin size
Visible Characteristic:Extremities
areblack. Tailis bunchytype
2 Pantja State: Uttarakhand Colour: Mixof light brown &white in females
District: and males aremixof white and
UdhamSingh Black Horn Shape&Size:
nagarand Nainital Straight oriented backwards.
Smallin size
Visible Characteristic:Longhairs on thigh
region. Straight horns. Goats
3 Barbari State: Rajasthan arewelladapted
Colour: to humid
Whitewith condition
Tanspots / darkof
red spots
District:Bharatpur Horn Shape&Size: Horns aretwisted,
directed upward and outward. Mediumin
State: Uttar Pradesh size(11.17 cm). Visible
District: Aligarh, Agra, Characteristic:Small sized animals, short
Etawah erect horns. Smalltubular and prickears.
4 Beetal State: Punjab Colour: Black coat mostlycommon. Brown
with
District: Amritsar,
White spots of different sizes isalso
Gurdaspur
available Horn Shape&Size:Mediumin
size(about 12 cm), carried horizontallywith
slight twist, directed backward and
upward.
Visible Characteristic:Beetalgoats aretall
animals, having roman nose and longears
5 Berari State: Maharashtra Colour:Light to dark tan(Reddish colour)

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 District: Akola, Horn Shape &Size: Flat, small, oriented
Amrawati, Wardha, Nagpur upward and backward
Visible Characteristic:Blackcoloured ring
aroundneck inadultmale. Black hair
linealong with thevertebral column
extendingup to tailin both sexes.
6 BlackBengal State: West Bengal, Colour: Predominantlyblack, brown,greyand
Odisha, Assam, Manipur, whiteare also found.
Meghalaya, Tripura, Horn Shape&Size:Smallto mediumin size
Arunachal Pradesh (5.8 to 11.5 cm), directedupward and
sometime backward.
Visible Characteristic:Small-
leggedgoat.Hair coat is short and lustrous.
Noselineis slightly depressed
7 Changthangi State: Jammu & Colour: About 50% ofthe animals arewhite.
Kashmir rest areBlack,greyor brown coat colour.
District:Leh,Ladakh Horn Shape&Size: Largehorns, turned
outward, upward and inward to form
asemi- circle.
Visible Characteristic:Mediumsized
animals and sturdilybuilt.
8 Chegu State: Himachal Colour: Compact white, black,grey, brown
and
Pradesh
mixtureof thesecoloursarecommon Horn
District: Chamba,
Shape&Size: Horns arelong, cork shaped,
Kinnaur,Lahul, Spiti
directed upward,backward and
inward/outward. Averagelength is about 59
State: Jammu & Kashmir
cm in males and 33 cm in females.
District:Ladakh
Visible Characteristic:Reddish/tan/black
coloration mostlyaroundhead&neck,and
abdominal areas. Faceand muzzle
aretapering, possess longhair belowwith a
second coat of pashminawool.

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9 Gaddi State: Himachal Colour: Whiteis dominant colour. Black
Pradesh colouredanimals arealsopresent.
District:Chamba, Kangra,Kullu, Horn Shape&Size: Directed
Shimla upward and backward and
occasionallytwisted. Hornsare
State: Jammu & Kashmir longin size.
District:Jammu Visible Characteristic:Skin is
verytough, coveredwith coarselong
10 Ganjam State: Odisha hairmeasuring17
Colour: to 25 cm. EarsWhite,
Black orBrownblack.
brown
District: Ganjam, Koraput
and spotted animals are also found.
Horn Shape&Size: Twisted and
curved.Long, parallel and pointed
backward and upward. Visible
Characteristic:Males usuallyhave
beards. Head convex, ears
arependulousand medium in
11 Gohilwadi State: Gujarat Colour: Black
District: Amreli, Bhavnagar, Horn Shape&Size: Horns
Junagarh areslightlytwisted and turned
backward. Horns are8 to 10cm long in
female and 12 to 15 cm in males.
Visible Characteristic:Noselineis
slightly convex. Ears
12 Jakhrana State: Rajasthan aretubularand drooping. with
Colour: Predominantlyblack Body
whitespots on
District: Alwar
earsand muzzle.
Horn Shape&Size: Broad and
flat,going backwards
Visible Characteristic:Straight
faceline. Forehead is narrow and
slightlybulging. Udder sizeis
13 Jamunapari State: Uttar Pradesh Colour: Whitewith patches of tan or
black
District: Agra, Mathura,
mostlyon head and neck
Etawah
Horn Shape&Size: Short, sword

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convex
State: Madhya Pradesh
havingtuft of hairs. Ears arelarge,
District:Bhind, Morena
pendulous, drooping and about 30
cm long

14 KanniAdu State: Tamil Nadu Colour: Black with whitemarkings on

face&
District: Tirunelveli,
legs
Thoothukudi/Tuticorin
Horn Shape&Size: Broad,
smalland going backwards.
Visible Characteristic:Whitestripes
on either side ofthe face
extendingfrom the baseof the hornto
15 KonkanKanyal State: Maharashtra Colour: Black with whitemarkingon
collar,
District: Sindhudurg
lower jaw andventral surface.
Horn Shape&Size: Cylindrical,
backwardand medium in size (15-25
cm).
Visible Characteristic:Bilateral
whitestrips from nostrilsto ear.Legs-
long, laterallyblack,
16 Kutchi State: Gujarat Colour: Coat/bodyis
predominantlyblack but a
District: Ahmedabad, Kutchchh
few white, brown and spotted
animals arealso seen
State: Rajasthan District:Barmer,
Horn Shape&Size: Horns areshort
Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jodhpur,
(10.6 cm), thick and pointed upwards.
Pali, Nagaur
Visible
Characteristic:Longandcoarsehair,
slightlyroman nose, andshort and
thick horns.
17 Malabari State: Kerala Colour: Black,Brown,Whiteor
mixtureof these
District: Malappuram, Kannur/
colours
Cannanore, Calicut
Horn Shape&Size:
Slightlytwisted horns directed

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ears,
directed outward and downward.
18 Marwari State: Rajasthan Colour: Predominantlyblack in
colour.In few
District:Barmer, Bikaner,
animals white orbrown patches
Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Pali, arepresent.
Nagaur Horn Shape&Size: Pointed shorthorns
(about
10 cm), directed upwardand backward.
19 Mehsana State: Gujarat Visible Black with white ear base.
Colour:
District: Ahmedabad, BanasKantha, Horn Shape&Size: Screw type.
Gandhi Nagar, Mehsana, Twisted slightly, curved upward and
SabarKantha,Patan backward and pointed at thetips. 12-
15 cm in males and 8-12 cm in
females.
Visible Characteristic:Ears havewhite
spots ranging from afew whitespots to
complete white with few black spots at
thebase. Whitespots are present on
theupper partof upper muzzle and look
20 Osmanabadi State: Maharashtra like aringin
Colour: some of the
Predominant animals.
colouris black.
White
District: Ahmadnagar, Solar,
colour is noticed onlyonears and
Prabhani, Beed, Osmanabad,Latur
somespots on neck and forehead.
Someanimals arereddish in colour.
Horn Shape&Size: Horns
arestraight,curved and smallin
size(about 13 cm).
Visible Characteristic:Five types
ofanimals are available: 1.
Entirelyblack with horns. 2.
Entirelyblack with whiteears and horns.
3. Entirelyblack and polled. 4.
21 Sangamneri State: Maharashtra Colour: White, black or brown. Spotted
animals
arealso seen.

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 District: Ahmadnagar, Horn Shape&Size: Horns aredirected
Pune backwardand upward. Averagelength of
horns is
12.36 cm.
Visible Characteristic:Hair coat is
extensively coarseand short.
22 Sirohi State: Rajasthan Colour: Coat colouris
predominantlybrown
District: Sirohi
withlight or dark brownpatches.Few
individuals arecompletelywhite.
Horn Shape&Size: Horns are
curved upward and backward,
smallin size7.7 cm.
Visible Characteristic:Flat
23 Surti State: Gujarat Colour: MostlyWhite.
District: Vadodra, Surat Horn Shape&Size: Directed
backward. Small in size(about 12
cm).
Visible
24 Zalawadi State: Gujrat Characteristic:Mediumsized
Colour: ears.
Bodyis coveredwith black,
lustrous,
District: Rajkot,
Shininghairs. Some animals havewhite
Surendranagar
orbrown hairs.
Horn Shape&Size: Horns are cork-
screw type movingstraight
upwards,backwards and slightly
outward with pointingtips.
Visible Characteristic:Long, wideleaf
likeand drooping ears. Well-developed
25 Teressa State: A&N island Colour: brownish or dark tan or black
or white in colour with white and black
District: Nicobar
patches.

Horn Shape&Size: Large Horn with

Flat base.
Visible Characteristic:These goats
are generally tall, Study, Black hairs
on dorsal midline up to the tail. Black
colored muzzle, eyelids and
hoofs.peculiar white Patch/line
starting from inner canthus of both
26 KodiAdu State: Tamil Nadu eyes
Colour:ofKodiAduis
from eye browsintoand
classified two
colour.Chem- Porai and Karum-Porai.
District:Thoothukudi&Ramanathapur
Chem-Porai are white in colour with
am
varying degree of reddish
brown.Kurum-porai are white in colour
with varying extent of splashes of black
colour.

Visible Characteristic: These are tall,

long, lean and leggy animals with
compact body.

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Registered Sheep Breeds ofIndia

SL. Nameof Natural breeding tract Visible Characters
NO Breed
1 Balangir State: Odisha Mediumsizedanimals,whiteorlightbro
District: Balangir, wnorof
SambalpurandSundargarh mixedcolours. Fewanimals are also
districts of Odisha black.The earsare small and stumpy.
Tail is medium long
andthin.Fleeceisextremely course,hairy
and open.Legs and bellyare devoid of
2 Bellary State: Karnataka wool.
Strongbuiltand medium sized
District: Bellary, Chitradurga, animals. Body
DavangereandHaveri districtsof colour ranging fromwhite through
Karnataka various combinationsof blackandwhite.
Ears are medium long, flat and
drooping.
3 Bhakarwal State: Jammu &Kashmir Horns arefound
Medium-sized animals,in with a typical
District:Nodistinct home roman
tract,sheepare completely nose.Theanimalsaregenerally
migratory. white,although colouredfleeceare
occasionallyobserved. All
animalsarespotted fawn orgrey.Rams
are horned;ewesarepolled.Earsarelong
and drooping.T
4 Bonpala State: Southern part of ailissmallandthin.Fleece iscoarseFleece
Tall, leggy, well-built animals. and
Sikkim colour
rangesfromcompletelywhitetocomplete
lyblack withano.ofintermediary
tones.Earsaresmall
andtubular.Tailisthinandshort.Fleeceisc
5 Changthangi State: Jammu &Kashmir ourse
Strongbuilt, large-framed with good
District: Changthang fleece cover
region ofLadakh with extraordinarilylongstaple.

6 Chokala State: Rajasthan Lighttomedium-

District:In limited areaat sizedanimals.Facegenerally
juncture ofChuru, Sikar, and devoidof wool, dark brown and the
Nagaur colour may extenduptothemiddleof
theneck.Headprofile is
straight.Earssmall tomedium in
lengthand tubularrelatively
fine.Tailthinandmedium
length.Coatcolouriswhite,dense,relativ
7 Chottanagpuri State:JharkhandandWest elyfine,
Small, light-weight animals, light
Bengal. grey and
brown.Earsaresmallandparalleltothehea

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 District: Ranchi, (Horizontal).Pendulousinsomecases.
Saraikhela-Kharsawa, Tailisthin
West Singhbhumand Dhanbad and short. Fleeceis coursehairyand
districtsof Jharkhand. open.
Purulia, western partof
Banpuraandwestof Midnapur
districtin West Bengal.

8 Coimbatore State: Tamil Nadu Medium –sized animals, white with

District: Coimbatore, black or
Maduraidistrictsof Tamil Nadu. brownspots.Earsare
mediumsizedanddirected outward
andbackward.Tailissmallandthin.
9 Deccani State: Maharashtra, Fleeceis sized,
Medium white,colouris
coarse,black
hairyand
with
Andhra Pradesh and white
Karnataka. marking.Ears are
mediuminlength,flatand
drooping.Tailshortandthin.Fleececoa
10 Gaddi State:Jammu&Kashmir, rse hairy and open.
Mediumsizedanimalsusuallywhite,al
Himachal and Uttarakhand thoughtan
District:Kistwarand brownand mixtures of theseare also
Bhadarwatitehsils of Kashmir, seen.Tailis
Udhampur and Kulluvalleysof smallandthin.Thefleeceisrelatively
H.P.and Dehra Dun,Nainital fineand dense.
districts of Uttarakhand.

11 Ganjam State: Odisha Mediumsizesanimalswithbrowntodar

District: Ganjam, Gajapati, ktan
RayagadaKoraput,partsof coat;somehave white spotsonface
Phulbani, Nayagarh, Khordaand andbody.
Puri districtsof Odisha. Earsaremediumsizedanddrooping.
Someanimalsofthisbreed, though Noselineis slightly
inless pure form are convexorstraight.Tailismediumlong
alsofoundinthe Cuttack district. and thin. Fleecehairyand short.

12 Garole State: West Bengal Small sized animal with relatively

District:Sunderbanregion of
South24- Parganas district in
West Bengal. Someanimalsare
also foundinthepartsofNorth
24- Parganasand Midnapore
district adjoining the South–
Parganas district.
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low body
weight.Compactandsquarebody
withsmall head,mediumears
andshortandthintail.Grey
andwhiteare
predominantcoloursinthisbreed.
Theudderisfairlydevelopedandtwinsc
aneasily
besustainedonthemilkavailablefromt
heewes. Fleeceisopen,coarseandvery
13 Gurez State: Jammu &Kashmir LargestofthesheepbreedsinJ&K.Gen
District:Gurejand Tulial erally
blocksofGurejsubdivision inthe white,althoughsomeanimalsare
Baramulla district Kashmir.In brownorblack orhave
north Gurej‟s habitat overlaps brownorblackspots.Tailis thinand
with the breedtractofKarnahsheep short.Fleece isgenerally coarse
inKupwara district,while in west andhairy.Ears arelong, thin and
as well as eastern sidesborder pointed.
with Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

14 Hassan State: Karnataka Smallanimals.Whitebodywithlightbr

District: Hassan ownor
blackspots.Earsaremedium-long
andalert. Fleeceiswhite,extremely
coarseandopen;legs and
15 Jaisalmeri State: Rajasthan bellyaredevoidof wool.
Animalsarefairlybuiltsquare,deepand
District:Jaisalmer district of tallin
Rajasthanisthemain breeding appearance.Blackor
tract.However, this breed is also darkbrownface,the colourextending
foundin theadjoining areasof uptotheneck. Typicalromannose.
Barmer, Jodhpur andPali districts. Long droopingears, generally with
a cartilaginous appendage.Both
sexes are polled.
Thetailismediumtolong.Thefleeceis
16 Jalauni State: Uttar Pradesh and Mediumsizedanimals,withastraightn
Madhya Pradesh oseline.
District:Jalaun,Jhansiand Ears are large
Lalitpur districtsof U.P. flatanddrooping.Tailisthinand
TikamgarhandDatia districts of mediuminlength.Fleece
M.P. iscoarse,short-stapled and open,
generallywhite. Bellyand legsare
17 Karnah State: Jammu &Kashmir devoid of wool.
Mediumsizesanimalswithroundandc
District:Tangdharand ompact
Teetwalblocks of Karnah body.The rams have
tehsilofKupwaradistrict in North largecurvedhornswith
Kashmir pointedtipsanda prominentnose line
(roman nose).The
predominantcoatcolouriscreamy
18 Katchaikatty State: Tamil Nadu. white.Earsare
Animalsaremediuminsizewithcompa
Black District: Vedipattitaluka of ctbody
Madurai district andare blackincolour.Coattype
ishairy.The breed isreared for
meatand manure. Ramsare
19 Kenguri State: Karnataka wellknown for fighting.
Mediumsizedanimals.Bodycolouris
District:Raichurand Koppala mostly
districtof Karnataka dark brownor
coconutcoloured,butcolours
rangingfromwhitetoblackwithspotsof
different shadesare
alsoobserved.Earsare mediumlong
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20 Kilakarsal State: Tamil Nadu Coatisdarktan,withblackspotsonhea
District: Ramnathpuram, d,belly
Madurai,Tanjavurand Ramnad andlegs.Earsaremediumsized.Tailis
districtsof Tamil Nadu smalland thin.Maleshave
thicktwistedhorns.Most animals
havewattle.
21 Madras Red State: Tamil Nadu Bodycolourispredominantbrown,th
District: Chingalpetand eintensity
Madrasdistrictsof Tamil Nadu varyingfromlighttantodarkbrown;so
me animalshave white
markingsonthe forehead, inside
thethighandonthe
lowerabdomen.Ears are
medium,longanddrooping.Ramshav
22 Magra State: Rajasthan e
Mediumtolargeanimals.Whitefacew
District:Bikaner, Nagaur, ithlight
Jaisalmer&Churudistricts of brownpatchesaroundtheeyes,charact
Rajasthan eristic of
thisbreed.Skincolourispink.Earsare
smallto
mediumandtubular.Bothsexesarepol
led.Tail
23 Malpura State: Rajasthan ismediuminlengthandthin.Fleeceiso
Fairly well-built animals with long
District:The major breeding legs. The
tractofMalpura sheepcomprisesof typicalcolourofthefaceislightbrowne
Tonk, Sawaimadhopur, Jaipur, xtending up tothe neck. Ears
Dausa while minor breeding areshort and tubular, witha small
tractincludes Ajmer, Bhiwara, cartilaginousappendage on upper
Chittorgarh,Bundiand side.
Kotadistricts of Rajasthan. Bothsexesarepolled.Tailismediumto
longand thin.Whitefleece,extremely
coarseandhairy. Bellyand
legsaredevoid of wool.
24 Mandya State: Karnataka Relativelysmallanimals.Colouriswh
District: Mandyadistrict of ite,butin
Karnataka and also in the somecasesface
borderingareaof Mysore islightbrownandthiscolour
andBanglore. mayextenduptotheneck.Compactbo
dy witha typicalreverse
Ushapedconformationfromthe
rear.Earsarelongleafy
25 Marwari State: Rajasthan, Gujarat anddrooping.Tailis
Medium-sized animals. Black
District: Jodhpur, Jalore, Nagaur, face, colour
Pali,Serohi, BarmerandUdaipur extending
districts of Rajasthan, tothelowerpartofneck.Ears
Jeoriaregion of Gujarat. extremely
smallandtubular.Bothsexesare
polled.Tailisshorttomediumandthin.
Fleeceis white and not verydense.

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26 Mecheri State: Tamil Nadu Mediumsizedanimals.Lightbrownincol
District: Salem and our.
Coimbatoredistricts of Earsaremediumsized.Tailisshortandth
Tamil Nadu in. Bodyis covered with verysmall
27 Muzaffarnagri State: Uttar Pradesh, hair.
Medium tolarge animals. Face line
Uttarakhand, Delhi and slightly
Haryana convex.Faceandbody
District: Muzaffarnagar, whitewithoccasional patchesof
Bulandshahar, Saharanpur, brownor black.Earsoccasionally
Meerut,Bijnor districtsof black.Malesoccasionally
UP,Dehradun districtof showrudimentary horns. Ears long
Uttarakhandand partsof and drooping. Tailisextremely long
Delhiand Haryana andreachesfetlock.Fleeceiswhite,coar
se and open.Bellyand legsaredevoid
28 Nali State: Rajasthan, Haryana of wool. sizedanimals. Face colouris
Medium
District: Ganganagar, light
Sikar, Hanumangarh, brown, skin colour is pink. Both
Churu&Jhunjhunu sexes arepolled. Earsare
districtsof Rajasthan, largeandleafy(pendulous).Tailisshort
southern partof tomediumandthin.Fleeceiswhite,coars
Rohtak&Hissardistricts of e,dense andlong-stapled.Forehead,
29 Nellore Haryana
State: AndhraPradesh belly andlegsare coveredwith wool.
Relativelytallanimalswithlittlehairexc
District: Nellore, eptat
Prakashamand Ongole brisket witherand breech. Ears
districts of AndhraPradesh arelong and drooping. Tailis short
and thin.
30 Nilgiri State: Tamil Nadu Medium sizedanimals. Body colouris
District: Nilgiri hills in white;
Tamil Nadu exceptionallytherearebrownpatcheson
faceand body.Facelineisconvexgiving
atypicalroman nose.Earsare
broad,flatanddrooping.Males
havehornbudsandscars;femalesarepoll
ed.The tailismediumandthin.The
31 Patanwadi State: Gujarat fleece isfineand dense.
Mediumtolargeanimalswithrelativelyl
District: Saurashtra, Kutch onglegs.
andMehsana districtsof Typicalromannose.Face
Gujarat. brownandspottedtan.
Earsmediumtolargetubularwithahairy
tuft. Tailthinandshort.Bothsexesare
32 Poonchi State: Jammu &Kashmir polled.White
SimilarinappearancetoGaddi,butlight
District: PoonchandRajori erin
districts ofJammu weight.Animalsarepredominantly
province. white,
includingtheface,butspottedsheeparea
lsoseen, varying from brown tolight
black.Earsare
33 Pugal State: Rajasthan mediumlong.Tailisshortandthin;legsar
Fairlywell-
builtanimals.Blackfacewithsmall
light-
brownstripesoneithersideabovethe
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 District: Bikaner and mayextenduptoneck.Earsareshortandtu
Jaisalmerdistricts of bular.
Rajasthan Bothsexesarepolled.Tailisshorttomediu
mand thin. White fleece,of
mediumcarpetquality,not verydense.
34 RamnadWhite State: Tamilnadu Medium sized animal, predominantly
District:Ramnanddistrict of white;
Tamilnadu someanimalshavefawnorblackmarkings
over the body.Theearsare mediumsize
anddirected outward and
35 Rampur State: Himachal and downward.Tailis
Medium-sized short and thin.
animals. The
Bushair Uttarakhand fleece is
District:Simla, Kinnaur, predominantly
Nahan, Bilaspurand Lahaul white,withbrown,blackandtan
spiti districts of alsoseenonthefleeceinvaryingproportio
H.P.andDehra Dun, ns.The ears are longanddrooping.The
Rishikesh,Chakrotaand face isconvex givingatypical
Nainital districtof romannose. Thefleeceis of
Uttarakhand mediumquality
anddense.Legs,bellyandface aredevoid
36 Shahabadi State: Bihar of wool.
Medium-
District: Shahbad, Patna sized,leggyanimals.Thefleececolour
and Gayadistricts ofBihar ismostly
grey,sometimeswithblackspots.Ears
aremediumsizedanddrooping.Tailisextr
emely longandthin.Fleeceisextremely
37 Sonadi State: Rajasthan course,hairy and open.Legsand
Fairlywellbuilt,somewhatsmallerthanM
District: Udaipur, alpura,
Dungarpur, withlong
ChittorgarhandBanswara legs.Whiteorlightbrownfacewith
districtsof Rajasthan colourextending
tothemiddleoftheneck.Ears
arelarge,flat,droopingandgenerally
havea
cartilaginousappendage.Tailisthinand
38 Tibetan State: Arunachal Pradesh medium
Medium- inlength.Bothsexesare
District: Sikkim and sizedanimals,mostlywhitewithblack
Kameng districtsof orbrownface;brownandwhitespotsare
Arunachal Pradesh also observed on the body. Thenoseis
convex, giving
atypicalromannose.Theearsaresmallbro
adand drooping.Thefleeceisrelatively
39 TiruchiBlack State: Tamil Nadu fineanddense. Thebellyface
Smallanimals.Bodyiscompletelyblack.
District:Tiruchy, Arcot, Earsare
Salem and Dharmapuri shortanddirecteddownandforward.Taili
districts of Tamilnadu. sshort
andthin.Fleeceisextremelycoarse,hairy
and open.
40 Vembur State: Tamil Nadu
District:Vembur,Melakharand
hai,Nagalpuram, Achangulam
villages of Tamil Nadu.
41 Chevaadu State: Tamil Nadu
District: Tirunelveli
42 Kendrapada State: Odisha
District: Kendrapada,
Jagatsingpur, Cuttack, Puri,
Jajpur and Bhadrak.
Tallanimals.Whiteincolourwithirregular
red
andfawnpatchesall over the body. Ears
are
mediumsizedanddrooping.Tailisthinand
Colour: Two colour variant viz.are Light
brown & Dark Brown or tan are present.
Horn Shape&Size: Hornsare curved
horizontally outward, backward with
blunt conical apex having few thick
ridges. Horn is light brown in colour.
VisibleCharacteristic:chevaadu are small to
medium in size. Body is covered with
brown hair.
Colour: TheseHead
sheepis are
erected andbrown
mostly high in
colour,
Horn Shape&Size:Button type horns in
few males.
VisibleCharacteristic: Head, Face, Belly and
legs are bare. Rest of the body is covered
with Non-Lustrous hair, Animals have
horizontal ears; short, Straight and
drooping tail.
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Registered PigBreeds ofIndia

SL. Nameof Natural breeding Distinguishing Characters
NO theBreed tract
1 Ghoongroo State: West Bengal Colour:Black, Occasionallyhoovesand
District:Darjeeling, metapodialsare
Jalpaiguri, Cooch
Behar, white Ear:
DakshinDinajpur,
Uttar Dinajpur Pendulous Snout:

Concave

Visible Characteristic:Thick coarse and long

hair coat, longtail,straight top line,upwardly
curved snout, broad and flattened facewith
2 Niang State: Meghalaya large and heart star
Colour:Black, shaped earswhite
shaped resemblingthose
patches at
Megha forehead and sometimeshock joint

Ear: Short

Snout: Longand straight

Visible Characteristic:Longtaperingsnout,
partiallywhiteat nostril,longbristle on
midline but uniform inotherplaces, Top
line-Straight in male, concavein female.

3 Agonda State: Goa Colour: Black,Fewanimalswith whitepatches

Goan District: North Goa on leg and face
and South Goa
Ear: Short and erect

Snout: shortand straight

Visible Characteristic:Small bodysize,

medium and rough bristle,slightlyconcavetop
line,well adapted to local coastal
4 Tenyivo State: Nagaland environment.
Ear: Small erect ears and bright
District: on the forehead and ventral body.alert eyes.

Snout: strong & long tapering snout.

Visible Characteristic: These are potbellied

animals with sagging back and pendulous
belly touching the ground in females,
straight tail ending with white swite
marking reaching the hock joint. White
stocking, white markings
5 Nicobari Pig State: Nicobari Islands Colour:Black,grey, brown, blakish brown &
District: Nicobari fawn skin colour.
Neck: short with very large jowl.

Visible Characteristic: Marked bristle crest(

mane) on the back extending from mid
head/shoulder to base of the tail,facialprofic
varied from flat to concave.
No curling is the characteristic feature of the
tail. They are fast runner/

6 Doom State: Assam Colour:These are black in colour.

District: Dhubri,
Bongaigaon and Ear: They are large; flat belly type with short
kokrajhar erect ears.

Snout: shortconcave snout

Visible Characteristic:Top line is straight

with long bristles extneding up to thoraco-
lumber area.
 Annexure– Registered LivestockBreedsofIndia
RegisteredChickenBreedsofIndia

CoreBreeding Tract Characte

ristics
SL.NO Breed State(s) District(s)
Ankaleshwar Gujarat Bharuch Plumage colour Golden YelloworYellowwith
and black
1 Narmada Plumage pattern stripsorWhite with blackstrips
Stripped/Spackled
orSpottedwith
goldenyellowfeathers
Wattles havingblack tips
Red
EarLobes White
Eye Ring Yellowreddish
Comb Red;Single orRose
EggShellColour Cream
Otherimportant Small to mediumsized bird.
characteristics Golden
yellowplumage is
predominantin cocks while
AdultWeight (kg) Black goldenis morecommon
Cock-1.759±0.007; Hen-
1.487±0.006
Eggproduction ~80 perannum
EggWeight (g) 35.09±0.14
2 Aseel Andhra Khammam Plumage colour MostlyRed
Pradesh (orBrown)andblackbut
Aseelbreed has various
Odisha Koraput Plumage pattern varieties having
Patchyorsolid
and Wattles orstrippedorspotted
Brightred
Malkangiri EarLobes Red
Chhattisgarh Eye Ring Red
Bastar and Comb Red;MainlyPea type
Dantiwara EggShellColour Brown
Otherimportant Smallbutfirmlysetcomb.
characteristics Longand
slenderface devoidof
feathers.The
generalfeatheringis
AdultWeight (kg) close,scantyand
Cock-4.0; Hen-2.59
Eggproduction 65-70 perannum
EggWeight (g) 41
3 Busra Maharashtra Dhule, Plumage colour White mixed with black
Nandurbar Plumage pattern Spotted
and Nasik Wattles Red and smallto mediumin
EarLobes size
White orBrown
Gujarat Suratand Eye Ring Red
Dangs Comb Red;Single
EggShellColour LightBrown
Otherimportant Busrabirds are small insize and
characteristics have
wide variationin plumage colour
which
ismostlywhite mixed
withblackfeathers on neck,
 numberofbirdshaswhiteplumage
mixed withlightbrown
feathers throughout.
Some aresolidwhitein
colour. Birdshavingbrownmixed
with
blackorblackmixed with
AdultWeight (kg) golden feathers
Cock-1.11±0.06; Hen-
Eggproduction 0.98±0.06
40-55 perannum
EggWeight (g) 31.56±1.40
4 Danki Andhra Vizaynagara Plumage colour Brown
Pradesh m, Plumage pattern Patchyin males andspottedin
Vishakhapat Wattles females
Red and smallin
namand sizeincontinuation
Srikakulam
EarLobes to
Redneck line
Eye Ring Red
Comb Red;Pea
EggShellColour Brown
Otherimportant Cocks generally have shinning
characteristics bluish
blackfeatherson wings,breast,
tailand thighs.Eyesaresharp.
Comb is compressedand
ispositionedhighonthe
head.Beak isgenerally
AdultWeight (kg) shorterand
Cock-3.115±0.092; Hen- is
Eggproduction 2.223±0.064
25-35 perannum
EggWeight (g) 46.16±1.72
5 Daothigir Assam Kokarajha Plumage colour Blackinterspersed
r, Plumage pattern withwhitefeathers
StrippedorSpotted
Bongaigao Wattles Red, mediumto large
n, Barpeta, EarLobes Red
Dhuburi Eye Ring Red
and Comb Red;Single
Nalbari EggShellColour LightBrown
Otherimportant Daothigirbirdsare smallsized,
characteristics compact
butheavyand have longlegs.
Wings and tailhas
blackorbrown feathers. Neck
AdultWeight (kg) and backhasgolden Hen-
Cock-1.792±0.129;
1.625±0.126
Eggproduction 60-70 perannum
EggWeight (g) 44.42±1.35
6 Ghagus Karnataka Kolarand Plumage colour Brown orblack
Bangalore Plumage pattern Patchy
Wattles Red, small
Andhra Chittoor EarLobes Red
Pradesh and Eye Ring Red
Anantapur Comb Red;Pea orSingle
EggShellColour Brown
Otherimportant Cocks have shinningbluishblack
characteristics feathers onbreast, tailandthighs.
Neckis
 covered with golden
feathers.Throat in
AdultWeight(kg) some casesislooseHen-
Cock-2.16±0.25; andhanging
Eggproduction 1.433±0.81
45-60 perannum
EggWeight (g) 40.25±2.39
7 Harringhata WestBengal Nadiaand Plumage colour Black, Some cocks have brown
Black North 24 feathers
Pargana Plumage pattern on neckand wings
Solid
Wattles Red, small
EarLobes Red orWhite
Eye Ring Brownishred
Comb Red;Single
EggShellColour LightBrown
Otherimportant Fewbirds had tuftoffeathers on
characteristics head
AdultWeight (kg) Cock-1.28±0.06;Hen-1.12±0.02
Eggproduction 45 (25-90)perannum
EggWeight (g) 36.53±1.07
8 Kadaknath Madhya Dharand Plumage colour Jet-black, penciled and
Pradesh Jhabua golden.Ranges
fromsilverto gold spangled to
Plumage pattern blue black withoutanyspangling
Solid,Pencilledand Spangling
Wattles Purple
EarLobes Bluish
Eye Ring Black
Comb Black, Purple, Pinkish hue;Single
EggShellColour Brown
Otherimportant Thecolourofdayold chicks
characteristics isbluishto
blackwith
irregulardarkstripesover the
back. The shiningbluetinge
oftheear
AdultWeight (kg) lobesadds
Cock-1.6; toitsHen-1.125
Eggproduction 85 – 90 perannum
EggWeight (g) 40
9 Kalasthi Andhra Chittoor, Plumage colour Bluish blackorbrown
Pradesh Cuddapah Plumage pattern Patchy
and Wattles Red, small
Nellore EarLobes Red
Eye Ring Red
Comb Red;Pea orSingle
EggShellColour Brown
Otherimportant Neckis longandiscoveredwith
characteristics golden
feathers. Brown colored birds
have dark brown feathers on
neckandbluish black
ordarkbrown ontail. Cocks have
shinningbluish
AdultWeight (kg) blackfeathers.Wings
Cock-2.482±0.13; Hen-are
Eggproduction 1.85±0.102
30-42 perannum
EggWeight (g) 42.91±1.94
Plumage colour Mixed shadesofBlack, Red,
Green,Gold
 Kashmir Jammu and Srinagar, Plumage pattern Solid,stripped, Patchy, Spotted,
10 Favorolla Kashmir Baramulla, Wattles Barred
Red
Anantnag, EarLobes White
Budgam, Eye Ring Red
Kupwara, Comb Red;Single
and
EggShellColour Brown
Pulwama
Otherimportant Thetypicalfeature is feathered
characteristics cap-a
AdultWeight (kg) tuftoffeatherson head
Cock-1.875±0.318 Hen-
Eggproduction 1.415±0.311
60-85 perannum
EggWeight (g) 45.76±2.188
11 Mewari Rajasthan Ajmer, Plumage colour Females-Varied fromlightto
Sirohi, darkbrown
Jaipur, and greywith pencillining
Udaipur, Males-Brightgold and bronze
Bhilwara, feathers forminga “Shawl”
Dungurpur Plumage pattern orCapeover theback of the
Males-Solid;Females-Dullwith
, pencil
Banswara, Wattles lining(stripped)
Red, large in males
Rajsamand
EarLobes Red
,
Chittorgar Eye Ring Black
h and Comb Red;Single
Pratapgarh EggShellColour Brown orCream
Otherimportant Thetailiscomposed
characteristics oflongarching
feathersthat initiallylook
blackbut shimmerwithblue,
AdultWeight (kg) purpleand greenin
Cock-1.91;Hen-1.25
Eggproduction 37-52 perannum
EggWeight (g) 52.86±8.12
12 Miri Assam Sibsagar, Plumage colour White orbrown orblack
Lakimpur, Plumage pattern Mostlysolid,
Dhimaji, sometimesdullorpatchyor
Dibrugarh Wattles spotted
Red orstriped
and EarLobes Red
Majhauli Eye Ring Reddish brown
Comb Red;Single
EggShellColour Brown
AdultWeight (kg) 1.525±4.95
Eggproduction 50-65 perannum
EggWeight (g) 42.06±0.17
13 Nicobari Andaman & Andaman Plumage colour Original- Brown
Nicobar & Nicobar mattycoloured,
Islands Plumage pattern Developed-BlackorWhite
Solid
Wattles Pinkish
EarLobes Pinkish
Eye Ring Black/brown/orange
Comb Red;single
EggShellColour White orcreamywhite
Otherimportant Thebirdsareshortlegged.
characteristics Theyhave
shortandthickneck,
breastbulgingin front,
AdultWeight (kg) mediumsized tailandHen-
Cock-1.801±21.16;
1.332±22.61
 Eggproduction 110-235 perannum
EggWeight (g) 49.06±0.91
14 Punjab Punjaband Almostin Plumage colour Brown. Males have black
Brown Haryana alldistricts feathers/spots/stripeson neck,
ofPunjab and wings and tail
Haryana Plumage pattern Solid,sometimesspotted orstriped
Wattles Red, large sizedin
malesandsmallin
EarLobes females
Brown
Eye Ring Red
Comb Red;singletype and erect in
EggShellColour position
Lightbrownto brown
Otherimportant Malesusuallyhave
characteristics blackspots/stripeson
neck, wings and tail.
Neckisdarkerin
AdultWeight (kg) colour(brown/golden)
Cock-2.15;Hen-1.57
Eggproduction 60-80 perannum
EggWeight (g) 46.002±1.191
15 Tellichery Kerala Kozhikode Plumage colour Blackwithshiningbluishtinge on
(Calicut), hackle, backand tail feathers
Kannur Plumage pattern Solid
and Wattles Red
Malappura m EarLobes Red
Puducherry Eye Ring Blackish Red
Mahe Comb Red;Single
EggShellColour Brown
Otherimportant Comb is erectin cocks
characteristics anddroopingon
therearsidein hens. Eggs
AdultWeight (kg) aretintedand small to mediumin
Cock-1.62±0.16;Hen-1.24±0.10
Eggproduction 60-80 perannum
EggWeight (g) 40.02±0.94
16 Chitagong Now, Not
foundin
India
17 Kannayen Imphal Imphal West, Imphal Plumage colour Black followed by brown (or Red)
East and Bishnupur, with or without patches.
some birds available Hens are generally black, grey,
in hill region blackish grey or whitish grey with
consisting of
few brown feathers on neck,
Chandel,
Churachandpur, breast and wings.
Senapati, Ukhrul, Cocks generally have shinning
Temenglong. bluish black feathers on wings,
Comb breast, tail and
Red mainly thighs
pea type..

Otherimportant Neck, breast and thighs are

characteristics generally bare,hard and rose red
colored in fighting cocks. Spur
is long and sharp in cocks.Used
for cock fighting.
Eggproduction 60-80,000 perannum
 Annexure –Registered LivestockBreedsofIndia
RegisteredHorse& PonyBreedsofIndia
SL.NO Nameof Natural Breeding
Breed Tract
1 Bhutia State:Sikkim& WestBengal
District:DarjeelingofWest
Bengal
2 Kathiawari State:Gujarat
District:Thebreedingtract
ofthebreedisSaurashtrapro
vinceof Gujaratwhich
comprisesofRajkot,
Bhavnagar,SurendranagarJ
unagarhandAmreli
3 Manipuri State:Manipur
1
PhenotypicCharacteristics
1. BhutiahorsesaredistributedinSikkimandDarjeeling.
2. Theyareusuallygreyorbaycolouredandsimilartothe
Tibetanpony.
3. Ithasacompactbody,shortneck,roundmuscular
quarters,coarsehairylegs,longtailandmane.
1. Itishardy,vigorous,wellknownforits spaceandspeed
andpossessesgoodendurancepower.
2. ThemostprominentbodycoloursinKathiawarihorses
arechestnut,bay,greyanddun(lightchestnut).
3. Concaveforehead(mostly),longneck,shortlegand
squaredquarters.
4. Faceisdryandshort,triangularfrompoletoforehead
andsmallmuzzle,bignostrils,edgeofnostrilisthin;Ears
small,fineandcurveduprightearson90degreesaxis
thatcanrotateat180degrees,broadforeheadandlarge
expressivesensitiveeyes.
5. Tailislong,notbushy,curvedwellandtouchingtothe
ground,footroundandbroad.
6. Heightat withersis150cmor more.
1. Manipuribreedofponiesisoneofthepurestand
prestigiousbreedof equinesofIndia.Itisa strongand
hardybreedandhasverygoodadaptabilitytoextreme geo-
climaticconditions.Manipuriponiesareintelligent
andextremelytough,andhavetremendousendurance.
Perhapsallthesegoodqualitiesmadeit suitableforpolo
gameforwhichit isgloballyfamous.
2. GenerallytheManipuriponiesareof130cmhigh
(Average)at witherswitha goodshoulder,shortback,
welldevelopedquartersandstronglimbs.
3. Maneisgenerallycoarseandupright.
4. Ithassmallpointedprickedears;eyesarealertand
slightlyslant.
5. Theareabetweenthenostrilsisflatnotcrispy.
6. Withersarenotprominent.
7. Faceisconcaveandtailis wellsetandcommensurate
withheight.
8. Thebreedisavailablein14differentcoloursvizBay,
Black,Gray,Morawhite,Leiphonwhite,SinaiWhite,
Stocking,liverchestnut,Roan,lightgray,Reddishbrown
anddarkbay.
4 Marwari State:Rajasthan&Gujarat
District:TheMarwaribreed
isderivedfromtheMarwar
regionoftheRajasthan-the
naturalhabitatofthebreed.
TheMarwarregionincludes
Udaipur,Jalor,Jodhpurand
Rajasamanddistrictsof
Rajasthanandsome
adjoiningareasofGujarat.
5 Spiti State:HimachalPradesh
District:Spiti valleyand
adjoiningareasofKulluand
Kinnaurdivisionsof
HimachalPradesh.
6 Zanskari State:JammuandKashmir
District:ZanskarValleyof
Ladakh
2
1. TheMarwarihorsesarerearedmainlyforridingand
sportsandnoattemptsarebeingmadetopreparethem
asthoroughbredraceanimals.
2. Thepredominantbodycolourisbrownwhereasother
bodycoloursareroan,chestnut,whiteandblackwith
whitepatches.
3. TheMarwarihorsesarelongerandtallerthanKathiawari
andotherbreedofhorses.Averageheightatwithersis
150cmormore.
1. Thesehorsesaresmallerinheight.TheSpitiponieshave
twostrains,SpitipureandKonimare.TheKonimareponies
arecomparativelytaller.Theyarecapableof
thrivingincoldregionsunderadverseconditionsof
scarcityoffood,lowtemperatureandlongjourneysat
highaltitude.
2. Thepredominantbodycolourisgrey,followedby
brown,black,bay,Chestnut,Roan,Piebald(blackand
white)andskewbald(whiteandanycolourotherthan
Black)
3. TheSpitihorsesarehardyandsurefooted.
4. Bodyiswelldevelopedwithfairlystrongbones.Thelegs
arethickandcoveredwithlongcoarsehairs. The maneis
longerhaving20to30cmlonghairs.Solidandcompact
body,convexface,erectears,blackeyes,straightback,
longandstraighttail,alertlookingandshortheightare
someoftheimportantbreedcharacteristics.
5. Averageheightat withersis~130cm
6. Thehorsesarenervousintemperament.
7. EarlengthofSpitiequinesismaximumthanrestofthe
breeds
1. Thehorsesareknownfortheirabilitytowork,run
adequatelyandcarryloadsathighaltitude.
2. Thepredominantbodycolourisgreyfollowedbyblack
andcopper.
3. Horsesaremediuminsize,well-builtand120to140cm
high.TheZanskarihorseshavepredominanteyes,heavy
andlongtailanduniformgait.Thebodyhairsarefine,
longandglossy.
 Registered DonkeyBreed ofIndia
SL.NO Name of the Naturalbreedingtract Distinguishing Characters
Breed
1 Spiti State:HimachalPradesh Colour:Mainlybrown, alsobrown-blackandblack.
District:Kinnaur,Lahul Majorwhitemarkingsmostlyaroundmuzzle and
& Spiti sometimes aroundeyes

VisibleCharacteristic:Thefaceis alsocovered with

longhairs likerestof thebody. Thehead is
comparativelybroaderandshorter. Tailextends upto
hocks.Tail switchisnotdistinguishable dueto
presenceof longhaironrest ofthetail

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 Annexure –Registered LivestockBreedsofIndia

RegisteredCamelBreeds ofIndia
SL.NO Nameof Breed Natural Breeding Visible Characteristics
Tract
1 Bikaneri State: Rajasthan, 1. Wellknown for its draught potential
Haryana and Punjab. District: and
Bikanericamels are endurance. Heavilybuiltwith
predominantlybredin Bikaner attractive look.
and nearby districts, such 2. Bodycolourvaries from brown to
as Sriganganagar, dark blackish brown. However in
Hanumangarh,Churu, some animals reddish tingeis also
Jhunjhunu, Sikarand Nagaurof found.
Rajasthan andadjoiningpartsof 3. Head is dome shaped
Haryana and Punjab state. andforehead is well marked with
depression abovethe eyes
“STOP”, which is characteristic
ofthis breed.
4. Noseis longandextends up to two
third of the head.
5. Some camels of this breed
havealuxuriant growth
ofhairaroundeyes, ears, below the
muzzle and neck, thick eyelashes:
theyare called „Jheepra‟.
6. Bodyingeneral is symmetrical,
elongated and massive
7. Ears aresmall, hairyanderect.
8. Neck is mediumto long,thick,
fairlyerect with a marked
curvedgivingagraceful carriageto
thehead.
2 Jaisalmeri State: Rajasthan 1.9. This
Foremediumsized
and hind limbs arelong,
breed of camel is
District: Jaisalmer, well
Barmerandpart of Jodhpur known for ridingand racepotential
districtin Rajasthan. 2. Jaisalmeri camels are gracious,
lightly built,slightlylean and thin
in appearance, quitetall with
longand thin legs
3. Small head and mouth, narrow
muzzle, the eyes areprominent
4. Theforehead is not domeshaped and
is

1 “ ”
 6. Also, thereis no luxuriant growth of hairs
on
theireyebrows, eyelids and
ears.
7. TheJaisalmeri camels havethin skin
3 Jalori State: Rajasthan 1. and short hairs on body.
Mediumsizebreed
District: Jaloreand 2. Udder welldevelop with
SirohiDistrict of Rajasthan; prominentMilk vein
Predominantly found 3. Femaleused predominantlyformilk
intheNoohnregionof and maleforcarryingloads
Jaloreand adjoining areas 4. Colour brown to dark brown.
of Sirohi District.

4 Kharai State: Gujarat Thesecamels arewelladapted to both dry-

District:Kachchh region
5 Kutchi State: Gujarat
District: The Kachchhi generallybrown
breed inhabitsthe rannof
Kachchh in Gujarat state.The
major breeding tract 2. Thebodyhairs arecoarse. Head is of
encompasses the Kachchhand
Bansakantha districts of
Gujarat
Theland is marshy with
abundant salt bushes.
land
as wellas costal ecosystems. Theyhave
excellent swimming capacityin seawater
and grazemainlyon mangrove and
othersaline species. Kharaicamel can
thrive onhigh saline water and tolerate
1. The camels of this breedare
to dark brown in colourwith absenceof
hair on eyelidsand ears.
medium sizewithoutdistinct “stop”.
Body sizeis medium,Ears are small.
3. Camels of this breed are heavyand
dullin appearance.
4. Theyarestouter and little shorter.
Theyhave stronghindquarters,
heavylegs,hard and thick foot pads and
arewelladapted to the humid climate
and marshyland ofKachchh.
5. In someanimals thelower lip is droopydue
to which theteeth arevisiblefrom a
distance. Theudder is welldeveloped
and mostly
roundin shape.

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6 Malvi State: Madhya 1. Bodycolourverylight tooff-white
Pradesh, Rajasthan 2. Pronounced convexforehead
and Maharastra. 3. Lower lip is extremelypendulous and is
District:Namedafter longerandprotrudes further than upper
Malwa(Malva) region, lip.
Northern Maharashtra. 4. Bodysizesmall and probablythe smallest
of allIndian Camel.
7 Marwari State: Rajasthan TheMarwari camel tends to beof medium
District: Marwar height, mediumbuild, and of fairlydark colour.
regionof Rajasthan
(Jodhpur, Nagaurand
Palidistricts)

8 Mewari State: Madhya 1. Mewari camels are adapted to the

Pradesh and Rajasthan hillytracts
District: Udaipur, ofArawali. Mewari camels arestouterand
Chittorgarh, a little shorterthan Bikaneri.
Rajsamanddistricts and Theyhavestrong hindquarters,
adjoining Neemuchand heavylegs,hard and thick foot pads.
Mandsourdistrictsof Welladapted to travel and carryloads
Madhya Pradesh. across hills.
Bhilwara, Banswara, 2. Thebodyhairs arecoarse, which
Dundarpurdistricts and protects them from the bites ofwild
Hadotiregion of honeybees and insects.
Rajasthan. 3. Thebodycolour varies from light brown
Thetractconsistsof hills to dark brown but someanimals are
of the Aravaliin almost
Mewararea. white in colour, such variation in
bodycolour is generallynot seen in
otherbreeds of
camel.
4. Thehead is heavy, set onathick neck.
5. Unlike theBikanericamel, the Mewari
camel
has no „stop‟, but its muzzle is loose.
6. Luxuriant hairgrowth (Jheepra) on ears
and neck is generallyabsent.
9 Mewati State: Rajasthan and Heavilybuilt, sturdy, andheavyload carrying
Haryana capacityarespecificcharacteristics ofthis breed.
District: Mewatof
Haryana and Alwarand
Bharatpur of Rajasthan

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 Annexure –Registered LivestockBreedsofIndia

Registered YakofIndia
SL.NO Yak Naturalbreedingtract Distinguishing Characters

1 Yak State:HimachalPradesh Colour:Pure-Black,purewhite,piebald. Shadesof

District:Kinnaur,Lahul& brown,
Spiti black andwhitearealsofound

State:JammuKashmir Horn Shape&Size:Outward, upward

District:Leh, Kargil, andslightly backward.(40- 50cm)
Ladhak
VisibleCharacteristic:Heavyhead, with awide
State:Sikkim convex forehead
District: North andEast • Yakisthe lifelinefor thepeople livingin one
Sikkim ofthe
mosthostileclimatebesideprovidingtheba
State:Arunachal Pradesh sic
subsistenceintermsofmilk,meatandfibre,i
State:UttrakhandDis tis the onlymodeof
trict:Uttarkashi, transportationthroughoutsnow bound
Pithoragarh mountains
• Yakistheonlylargemammalwhichdwell
comfortablyat3000-6000M. abovesea
level. It has theabilitytoutilize small

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 Annexure –Registered LivestockBreedsofIndia
Registered Mithun ofIndia
SL.NO Mithun Naturalbreedingtract
1 Mithun State: Manipur, Nagaland,
Arunachal Pradesh,Mizoram
Districts:
Manipur:Ukhrul,Tamenglong,
Chandel, Churachandupur,
Senapati
Nagaland:Mon, Tuensang,
Mokokchung, Wokha, Zunheboto,
ohima,Phek
ArunachalPradesh:DibangValley,
WestSiang, Eastsiang, Upper
Subansiri, Lower Subansiri,Tirap,
EastKameng, Upper
Siang,PapumPare,Changlang
Mizoram:Aizawl,Lunglei,
Chhimtuipui
Distinguishing Characters
Colour:Blackbrownwith underparts lightin
colour. SomePieBaldor whiteanimals arealso
found
Horn Shape&Size:Curvedoutward, upward
andbackwardnear thetip.Thick atthebase.
Curvesare morepronounced infemalesthan
males
VisibleCharacteristic:Typical whiteandpale
yellowstockings. Extraordinarydevelopmentof
dorsal ridge
Duetosacrificialvalueitistermed assacrificial ox