List of Indian cattle breeds

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 deshi 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]
[2]		Uttarakhand[2]
Bargur[1][4]		Tamil Nadu[2]
[2]		Haryana, Chandigarh[2]
[1]
[1][4]		Orissa[2]
[1]		Allahabad; composite of Red Sindhi and Brown Swiss
[1]	Kachhi	Cutch, north-western Gujarat
Dangi[1][4]		Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh[2]
Deoni[1]		Maharashtra, Karnataka[2]
[1]		Tamil Nadu, regional variant of Ongole
[1]		Osmanabad, Maharashtra
[1]		composite breed
Gangatiri[1][4]	Shahabadi	Uttar Pradesh, Bihar[2]
Gaolao[1][4]		Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh[2]
[1][4]	Goomsur;[3]: 190  Ghumsuri[4]	Orissa[2]
Gir[1][4]		Gujarat[2]
Goomsur[1]	see Ghumusari
[1]		variant of Hallikar[3]: 193
Hallikar[1][4]		Karnataka[2]
Hariana[1][4]		Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan[2]
[1]	Hansi-hissar; Hissar-hansi; Hissar-hariana; Hansi	southern Punjab
Jellicut[1]	see Pulikulam
[1]		Allahabad; composite of Red Sindhi and Jersey
Kangayam[1][4]		Tamil Nadu[2]
Kankrej[1][4]		Gujarat, Rajasthan[2]
Kappiliyan[1]	see Jellicut
[1]		composite of Tharparkar and Friesian
[1]		composite of Sahiwal and Brown Swiss
Kasaragod[3]: 322		Kerala[3]
Kenkatha[1][4]		Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh[2]
[1]		Betul, southern Madhya Pradesh
[1]		Orissa[2]
[1]	Assam Hill; Assam Plain	Assam, north-eastern states; variant of Bengali
Kherigarh[1][4]		Uttar Pradesh[2]
Khillari[1][4]		Maharashtra, Karnataka[2]
[2]		Chhattisgarh[2]
[1]		Tamil Nadu
Krishna Valley[1][4]	Kistna Valley	Karnataka[2]
[1][4]		northern Uttar Pradesh
[1][4]		Kashmir
[2]		Assam
Malnad Gidda[1][4]		Karnataka[2]
Malvi[1][4]		Madhya Pradesh[2]
[1][4]		Madhya Pradesh
[1][4]		Tamil Nadu
Mewati[1][4]		Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh[2]
[1]		variant of Khillari
[1][4]	Deshi	Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh[2]
Murrah buffalo[1][4]		Haryana[2]
Nagori[1][4]		Rajasthan[2]
[1]		variant of Khillari
Nimari[1][4]	Khargoni; Khurgoni; Khargaon	Madhya Pradesh[2]
[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]
[1]	Red Purnea[4]	north-eastern Bihar
[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]
[1]	Marwari	Jodhpur, Rajasthan; variant of Kankrej
Shahabadi[1][4]	see Gangatiri
Siri[1][4]	Trahbum	Sikkim, West Bengal[2]
[1]		Madhya Pradesh
Sunandini[1]		Kerala; composite of local zebuine stock and Brown Swiss
[1][4]
[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
[1][3]: 314 [4]		Nagaland
Umblachery[1][4]	Mottai Madu; Southern; Tanjore; Therkuthi Madu	Tamil Nadu[2]
Vechur[1][4]		Kerala[2]

See also[]

• Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
• Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB, Hisar)
• Government Livestock Farm, Hisar (GLF, Hisar)
• National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI, Karnal)
• List of water buffalo breeds

References[]