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[edit | edit source]

Local name	Other names	Notes
Alambadi Template:Listref Template:Listref		Tamil Nadu
Amrit Mahal Template:Listref Template:Listref	Amritmahal	Karnataka Template:Listref
Bachaur Template:Listref Template:Listref		Bihar Template:Listref
Badri Template:Listref		Uttarakhand Template:Listref
Bargur Template:Listref Template:Listref		Tamil Nadu Template:Listref
Belahi Template:Listref		Haryana, Chandigarh Template:Listref
Bengali Template:Listref
Binjharpuri Template:Listref Template:Listref		Orissa Template:Listref
Brownsind Template:Listref		Allahabad; composite of Red Sindhi and Brown Swiss
Cutchi Template:Listref	Kachhi	Cutch, north-western Gujarat
Dangi Template:Listref Template:Listref		Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh Template:Listref
Deoni Template:Listref		Maharashtra, KarnatakaTemplate:Listref
Devarakota Template:Listref		Tamil Nadu, regional variant of Ongole
Devni Template:Listref		Osmanabad, Maharashtra
Frieswal Template:Listref		composite breed
Gangatiri Template:Listref Template:Listref	Shahabadi	Uttar Pradesh, BiharTemplate:Listref
Gaolao Template:Listref Template:Listref		Maharashtra, Madhya PradeshTemplate:Listref
Ghumusari Template:Listref Template:Listref	Goomsur;Template:Listref^:190 GhumsuriTemplate:Listref	OrissaTemplate:Listref
Gir Template:Listref Template:Listref		Gujarat Template:Listref
GoomsurTemplate:Listref	see Ghumusari
Gujamavu Template:Listref		variant of HallikarTemplate:Listref^:193
Hallikar Template:Listref Template:Listref		KarnatakaTemplate:Listref
Hariana Template:Listref Template:Listref		Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan Template:Listref
Hissar Template:Listref	Hansi-hissar; Hissar-hansi; Hissar-hariana; Hansi	southern Punjab
JellicutTemplate:Listref	see Pulikulam
Jersind Template:Listref		Allahabad; composite of Red Sindhi and Jersey
Kangayam Template:Listref Template:Listref		Tamil NaduTemplate:Listref
Kankrej Template:Listref Template:Listref		Gujarat, RajasthanTemplate:Listref
KappiliyanTemplate:Listref	see Jellicut
Karan Fries Template:Listref		composite of Tharparkar and Friesian
Karan Swiss Template:Listref		composite of Sahiwal and Brown Swiss
Kasaragod Template:Listref^:322		Kerala Template:Listref
Kenkatha Template:Listref Template:Listref		Uttar Pradesh, Madhya PradeshTemplate:Listref
Khamala Template:Listref		Betul, southern Madhya Pradesh
Khariar Template:Listref		OrissaTemplate:Listref
Khasi Template:Listref	Assam Hill; Assam Plain	Assam, north-eastern states; variant of Bengali
Kherigarh Template:Listref Template:Listref		Uttar PradeshTemplate:Listref
Khillari Template:Listref Template:Listref		Maharashtra, KarnatakaTemplate:Listref
Kosali Template:Listref		Chhattisgarh Template:Listref
Krishnagiri Template:Listref		Tamil Nadu
Krishna Valley Template:Listref Template:Listref	Kistna Valley	KarnatakaTemplate:Listref
Kumauni Template:Listref Template:Listref		northern Uttar Pradesh
Ladakhi Template:Listref Template:Listref		Kashmir
Lakhimi Template:Listref		Assam
Malnad Gidda Template:Listref Template:Listref		KarnatakaTemplate:Listref
Malvi Template:Listref Template:Listref		Madhya PradeshTemplate:Listref
Mampati Template:Listref Template:Listref		Madhya Pradesh
Manapari Template:Listref Template:Listref		Tamil Nadu
Mewati Template:Listref Template:Listref		Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar PradeshTemplate:Listref
Mhaswad Template:Listref		variant of Khillari
Motu Template:Listref Template:Listref	Deshi	Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Andhra PradeshTemplate:Listref
Murrah buffalo Template:Listref Template:Listref		Haryana Template:Listref
Nagori Template:Listref Template:Listref		RajasthanTemplate:Listref
Nakali Template:Listref		variant of Khillari
Nimari Template:Listref Template:Listref	Khargoni; Khurgoni; Khargaon	Madhya PradeshTemplate:Listref
Native Cattle Template:Listref		All over the nation
Ongole Template:Listref Template:Listref		Andhra PradeshTemplate:Listref
Ponwar Template:Listref Template:Listref		Uttar PradeshTemplate:Listref
Pulikulam Template:Listref Template:Listref	Jellicut; Kilakattu; Kilkad; Kilakad	Tamil NaduTemplate:Listref
Punganur Template:Listref Template:Listref		Andhra PradeshTemplate:Listref
Purnea Template:Listref	Red PurneaTemplate:Listref	north-eastern Bihar
Ramgarhi Template:Listref		east Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Rathi Template:Listref Template:Listref		eastern RajasthanTemplate:Listref
Red Kandhari Template:Listref Template:Listref	Lakhalbunda	MaharashtraTemplate:Listref
Red Sindhi Template:Listref Template:Listref Template:Listref	Malir; Sindhi; Red Karachi
Sahiwal Template:Listref Template:Listref		Punjab, RajasthanTemplate:Listref
Sanchori Template:Listref	Marwari	Jodhpur, Rajasthan; variant of Kankrej
ShahabadiTemplate:Listref Template:Listref	see Gangatiri
Siri Template:Listref Template:Listref	Trahbum	Sikkim, West Bengal Template:Listref
Son Valley Template:Listref		Madhya Pradesh
Sunandini Template:Listref		Kerala; composite of local zebuine stock and Brown Swiss
Tarai Template:Listref Template:Listref
Taylor Template:Listref		Patna, Bihar; composite of local zebuine stock with Shorthorn and Channel Island stock
Tharparkar Template:Listref Template:Listref	Grey Sindhi; White Sindhi; Thari	RajasthanTemplate:Listref
Thillari Template:Listref	Tapti; Tapi
Tho Tho Template:Listref Template:Listref^:314Template:Listref		Nagaland
Umblachery Template:Listref Template:Listref	Mottai Madu; Southern; Tanjore; Therkuthi Madu	Tamil NaduTemplate:Listref
Vechur Template:Listref Template:Listref		KeralaTemplate:Listref

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List of Indian cattle breeds

Indigenous breeds[edit | edit source]

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