This is a list of the
cattle breeds
List of cattle breeds — Over 1000 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses.
Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as eithe ...
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 deshi cows
Indigenous breeds
See also
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Indian Agricultural Research Institute
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), commonly known as the Pusa Institute, is India's national institute for agricultural research, education and extension. The name Pusa Institute is derived from the fact that the institute was or ...
(IARI)
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Indigenous cattle breeds of India
Of the more than 800 cattle breeds recognized worldwide, India had 27 acknowledged indigenous breeds of cattle and 7 breeds of buffaloes. the ICAR recognized 50 breeds that are indigenous in India, of which two cattle breeds and three buffalo br ...
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Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes
Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, a Public university, publicly funded, institute for water buffalo research institute, research. It is located from Delhi, at Hisar (city), Hisar in the north Indian state of Haryana. It has a ...
(CIRB, Hisar)
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Government Livestock Farm, Hisar
Government Livestock Farm, Hisar, Asia's largest livestock breeding, research and training institute,I. E. N. Chauhan, 1979District Census Handbook: Hisar Director of Census Operations, Government of Haryana. is a public funded institute locate ...
(GLF, Hisar)
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National Dairy Research Institute
The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal is India's premier institute for dairy research.Page 127, The Directory of Scientific Research Institutions in India, By T. S. Rajagopalan, R. Satyanarayana, Published 1969 by Indian Nationa ...
(NDRI, Karnal)
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List of water buffalo breeds
This is a list of domestic water buffalo breeds and their uses.
Breeds
The domestic water buffalo (''Bubalus bubalis'') is descended from the wild water buffalo (''Bubalus arnee''), now designated an endangered species. Water buffaloes have bee ...
References
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Cattle
Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult mal ...