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 Desi cows.

Indigenous breeds

Local name Other names Notes Image
Alambadi[1][4] Tamil Nadu
Amrit Mahal[1][4] Amritmahal Karnataka[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] Kachhi Cutch, 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] Shahabadi Uttar 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; Hansi southern 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]: 322  Kerala[3]
Kenkatha[1][4] Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh[2]
Khamala[1] Betul, southern Madhya Pradesh
Khariar[1] Orissa[2]
Khasi[1] Assam Hill; Assam Plain Assam, 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 Valley Karnataka[2]
Kumauni[1][4] northern Uttar Pradesh
Ladakhi[1][4] Kashmir
Lakhimi[2] Assam
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] Deshi Orissa, 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; Khargaon Madhya 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; Kilakad Tamil 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] Lakhalbunda Maharashtra[2]
Red Sindhi[1][2][4] Malir; Sindhi; Red Karachi
Sahiwal[1][4] Punjab, Rajasthan[2]
Sanchori[1] Marwari Jodhpur, Rajasthan; variant of Kankrej
Shahabadi[1][4] see Gangatiri
Siri[1][4] Trahbum Sikkim, 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; Thari Rajasthan[2]
Thillari[1] Tapti; Tapi
Tho Tho[1][3]: 314 [4] Nagaland
Umblachery[1][4] Mottai Madu; Southern; Tanjore; Therkuthi Madu Tamil 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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