Department of Agriculture Assignment of Livestock and production management Topic:- Breeds of Buffalo in India Submitted to : - Dr. Ajit sir Submitted by:- Aman Kumar Keshri Harshpreet kaur Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutes
Scientific classification Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Mammalia Order : Artiodactyla Family : Bovidae Subfamily: Bovinae Genus : Bubalus Species : B. bubalis Bionomial name : Bubalus bubalis B uffalo
introduction The domestic or water buffalo belongs to the genus bubalus,subfamily bovaine ,family boviade ,is descended from the arni or wild indian buffalo , and is widely dispersed throughout the southern asia . Buffalo commonly known as “ asian animal”.
Population The world population is 138.75 million is less than 10% of the total world bovine population. Largest concentration of buffaloes is in asia and pacific countries is about 133.51 million.
lifespan If we do a good management of buffaloes then they lived long upto 15years.buffaloes at 18 and even mire may produce calves.working buffaloes still in use at well over 20 years of their age.
Breeds of indian buffaloes Murrah Group Gujrat Group Uttar Pardesh Group Central India Group South India Group Murrah Nili-Ravi Kundi Godavari** Surti Jaffarabadi Mehsana Bhadawari Tarai Nagpuri Pandhepuri Manda Jerangi Kalhandi Sambalpur Toda South Kanara
Murrah
Murrah Breed local name: Dharwari in karnataka,kali,kundi in Delhi Location : Haryana & Delhi Uses : Milk Colour : Jet black with marking on tail,face & massive body, Birth weight : 29.4kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months): 40 Calving interval (days) : 453 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :1828 Milk Fat(%) :7.2
Nili-ravi
Nili-ravi Breed local name: NiliRavi Pancha kalyani Location : Indo- pak border in Ferozepur &Amritsar districts of punjab Uses : Milk Colour : Usually black,occasionally brown, wall eyes & whote marks on head, legs & tail & muzzle Birth weight : 27.5kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months): 40 Calving interval (days) : 440 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :1850 Milk fat (%) :7.6
Kundi (male & female)
Kundi Breed local name: NiliRavi Pancha kalyani Location : Indo- pak border in Ferozepur &Amritsar districts of punjab Uses : Milk Colour : Usually black,occasionally brown, wall eyes & whote marks on head, legs & tail & muzzle Birth weight : 27.5kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months): 40 Calving interval (days) : 440 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :1850 Milk fat (%) :7.6
Godavari
Godavari This breed is Evoved by crossing( Native buffalo* Murrah ) Breed local name: Godavari Location : Godavari & Krishna delta of AP Uses : Milk Colour : Usually black, brown hair,horn are short, flat,curved , Birth weight : 28.5kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months): 41 Calving interval (days) : 380 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :1200-1500 Milk fat (%) :3.7%
Surti
Surti Breed local name:Deccani,Gujarati,Nadiadi,Surati Location : Baroda districts of Gujarat Uses : Milk Colour : Rusty brown sometime silver grey, massive body ,long tail,horns are medium. Birth weight : 24kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months): 35 Calving interval (days) : 430 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :1400 Milk fat (%) :7.9
Jaffarabadi
Jaffarabadi Breed local name:Gir,Jaffri & Bhavanagri Location : Kathiawar,Gujrat Uses : Milk Colour : Black.long body ,massive head,large horns. Birth weight : 27.5kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months): 51 Calving interval (days) : 440 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :2336 Milk fat (%) :8.5
mehsana
Mehsana This breed is evolved by ( Surti * Murrah ) Breed local name:Mahesani Location : Mehsana, Banaskantha,Sabarkantha , Gandhinagar & Ahmedabad district of Gujarat Uses : Milk Colour : Black.grey , brown long body , horns are Sickle shaped & less curved. Birth weight : 29kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months): 23 Calving interval (days) : 315 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :2000 Milk fat (%) :7.2
bhadawari
Bhadawari Breed local name:Etawah Location : Agra & Etawah district of UP ,And Bhind Morena districts of MP Uses : Milk &this breed is famous for high butter fat Colour : Rusty brown sometime silver grey, massive body ,long tail,horns are curved. Birth weight : 25kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months): 45 Calving interval (days) : 390 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :900 Milk fat (%) :7.5
Tarai
Tarai Breed local name:Tarai Location : Uttrakhand Uses : Milk & Agriculture uses in field Colour : Usually grey ,sometime black Birth weight : 28.2kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months): 32 Calving interval (days) : 500-550 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :1500-1850 Milk fat (%) :7
nagpuri
Nagpuri Breed local name:Berar Ellichpuri Gaulani & Gauli Location : Nagpur, Wardha & Berar districts of Maharastra Uses : Milk &this breed is famous for high butter fat Colour : Usually black ,sometime black with white patches On the face & legs , short tails Birth weight : 28kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months): 56 Calving interval (days) : 350 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :1050 Milk fat (%) :7
pandaripuri
pandaripuri Breed local name:Pandaripuri Location : Southern Maharastra Uses : Milk Colour : Usually black ,sometime black with white patches On the face & legs , short tails Birth weight : 27.5kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months): 45 Calving interval (days) : 465 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :1400 Milk fat (%) :6
Manda
Manda Breed local name : Mandasa Location : Hills of Parlakimedi & Mandasa border of Orissa & AP Uses : Milk Colour : Brown with copper or ash grey hairs Birth weight : 28 kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months): 51 Calving interval (days) : 557 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :1460 Milk fat (%) :8.44
Jerangi
Jerangi Breed local name : Hiren Location : Vishakhapatnam & west of Ganjam in AP Uses : Milk But not good production Colour : Usually black ,sometime black with white patches On the face & legs , short tails Birth weight : 28kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months): 36 Calving interval (days) : 365 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :1200-1500 Milk fat (%) :7
KalHANdi
KalHANdi Breed local name: Deshi Location : Kalahandi district of Odhisa Uses : Milk But not good production Colour : Coat colour is ussually blakish grey Horn shape :Horizontal going backward, curved to make half circle apearance . Birth weight : 26 kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months ):41 Calving interval (days) : 532 Milk yield /lactation (kg) : 912 Milk fat (%) :6.2
Sambalpur
Sambalpur Breed local name : Sambalpuri Location : Sambalpur & Baragarh district in Orissa & Bilaspur district in Chhatisgarh Uses : Milk ( higher milk production) Colour : Coat colour is ussually blakish rarely brown or ash grey Birth weight : 25 kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months):317 Calving interval (days) : 404-412 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :2300-2700 Milk fat (%) :5.5
toda
toda Breed local name: Deccani Gujrati Nadiadi Surati Location : Nilgiri , North-western Tamil Nadu & Bilaspur district in Chhatisgarh Uses : Milk (milk production is not good) Colour : Grey, light or dark, calf is fawn colored at birth Birth weight : 23 kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months):47 Calving interval (days) : 480 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :700 Milk fat (%) : 7
South kanara
South kanara Breed local name: Canara Location : Mangalore udupi on west coast of India Uses : Milk Colour :Brown, Black & silver grey Birth weight : 27 kg Age of 1 st pasturition (months):41 Calving interval (days) : 543 Milk yield /lactation (kg) :2520 Milk fat (%) : 10.5