Indigenous breeds of buffalo

Breed Breeding tract Population (as per 2007 census):

1. Murrah Haryana(Rohtak, Hissar distt) 20,488,438

2. Nili Ravi Punjab(Ferozepur distt) 591,659

3. Bhadawari Uttar Pradesh (Agra, Etawah distt), Madhya Pradesh (Bhind,Gwalior distt) 729,013

4. Jaffarabadi Gujarat (Amreli, Junagarh, Bhavnagar distt) 1,843,848

5. Marathwada Maharashtra (Marathwada region) 183,238

6. Mehsana Gujarat (Mehsana, Ahmedabad) 3,376,196

7. Nagpuri Maharashtra (Vidhharbha region) 142,765

8. Phandharpuri Maharashtra (Kohlapur, Sangli, Solapur distt) 272,802

9. Surti Gujarat (Kheda, Vadodra, Bharuch distt) 2,988,245

10. Toda Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris, Udamanglam, Coonoor distt) 54,755

11. Banni Gujarat (Kutch distt) 527,576

                                       Total 31,198,535



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