New Indigenous Livestock Breeds

On 5th January, 2023, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBAGR) has registered ten new breeds of indigenous livestock species in the country.

  • This has taken the total number of indigenous breeds to 212 as of January 4, 2023.
  • Since 2010, this is the third highest increase in registration of indigenous breeds, after 15 new breeds in 2018-19 and 13 new breeds in 2019-20 were recorded. In 2010, there were only 129 indigenous breeds registered, called ‘extant breeds’.

Newly Registered Breeds

Buffalo

1. Purnathadi

  • It is distributed in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra ....
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