Chapter- 29 &39

Breeds of cattle, buffalo, sheep & goat and descriptions of important breeds

Breeds of cattle
Classification of indigenous cattle breeds on the basis of utility:
Sr. No. Milch purpose Draught purpose Dual purpose
1. Sahiwal Amritmahal Mewati
2. Red Sindhi Kangayam Rathi
3. Gir Bargur Deoni
4. Tharparkar Alambadi Ongole
5. Malvi Nimari
6. Siri Kankrej
7. Hallikar Dangi
8. Khillari Haryana
9. Bachaur
10. Kherigarh
11. Nagori
12. Ponwar
13. Kenkatha
14. Gaolao
15. Krishna Valley

Classification of indigenous cattle breeds on the basis of body characteristics

Sr. No. Type of conformation Name of the breeds
1. Lyre Horned Kenkatha, Kherigarh, Kankrej, Tharparkar, Malvi
2. Short Horn Mewati, Ongole, Rathi, Nagori, Gaolao, Bachaur, Haryana
3. Mysore type Amritmahal, Alambadi, Khillari, Kangayam, Bargur,
Hallikar
4. Pendulous dewlap & Gir, Red Sindhi, Sahiwal
sheath, Lateral Horns

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Important characteristics of different breeds:
Sr. Name of Origin/Distribution General characteristics Production/
No. breeds Utility

Indigenous Milch purpose breeds

1. Sahiwal (Lola) Central & southern dry Loose skin, Whitis ring 2150/lactation
area of Punjab, along eye, Light coloured Best Indian
Montgomery district of muzzle, Long whip like Dairy breed
Pakisthan (Now tail reaching ground,
Sahiwal district) Naval flap in female is
prominent
2. Red Sindhi North & north-west of Resistant to several 1474 kg/lactation
Karanchi and diseases (most
Hyderabad (Pakisthan) economical breed), Dark
coloured muzzle, Horn
emerges laterally with
blunt point
3. Gir (Gyr Brasil Gir forest of Kathiawar Tiny curled leaf ear, 1746 kg/lactation
in Brazil) (Gujarat) protruding broad and long
forehead, robust
constitution
4. Thrparkar Adjoining tracts of Yellow inner ear 1474kg/lactation
(Thari) Rajasthan

Indigenous Draught purpose breeds

1. Amritmahal Mysore (Karnataka) Long sweeping horn Best draught

breed of India
2. Kangayam Coimbatore district of
Tamil Nadu (T.N.)
3. Bargur Coimbatore district of
T.N.
4. Alambadi Salem & Coimbatore
district of Tamil Nadu
5. Malvi Gwalior region of M.P.
6. Siri Hill tract of Darjeeling,
Sikkim & Bhutan
7. Hallikar Hassan & Tumkar
district of Karnataka
8. Khillari Sholapur & Sitara
district Maharastra
9. Bachaur Sitamarhi district of Best draught breed of
Bihar Bihar
10. Kherigarh Lakhimpur kheri Long tail ending in a
district of U.P. white switch

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11. Nagori Jodhpur & Nagore Most popular draught
district of Rajasthan breed of North- Western
India
12. Ponwar Philibhit & Lakhimpur
kheri district of U.P.
13. Kenkatha Bundelkhand in U.P.
(Kangwaria)
14. Gaolao Southern M.P. & Almond shaped eye
Maharastra
15. Krishna Valley Karnataka

Indigenous Dual purpose breeds

1. Mewati Rajasthan and U.P.

2. Rathi (Rath) Alwar & Rajputana
region of Rajasthan
3. Deoni North-west & western Spotted body
(Deccani) portion of Hyderabad
4. Ongole Ongole tract of Andhra
(Nellore breed Pradesh (Guntur
in Brazil) district)
5. Nimari Narmada valley tract of Oily skin
M.P.
6. Kankrej North Gujarat Sawa chal (Proudy gait) Heaviest cattle
(Gujerat in breed of India
Brazil)
7. Dangi Ahmadnagar & Nasik
of Maharastra and
Gujarat state
8. Hariana Haryana & East Punjab

Exotic Milch purpose breeds

1. Jersey Island of Jersey in 4055kg/lactation, Fat-

England 5.3%(Maxm), Solid-15%
2. Ayrshire Scotland Most 4850kg/lactation, Fat-4%
beautiful
3. Holstein Friesian Holland 6500kg/lactation, Fat-
3.35% (Minm)
4. Brown swiss Switzerland 5250kg/lactation, Fat-4%
5. Guernsey Island of Guernsey in 1254kg/lactation, Fat-5%
France
6. German Fleckvieh Germany Suited to rugged hill
(Spotted mountain condition, Fat-4%
cattle)

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Newly evolved/cossbred cattles
Sr. Name of Cross between Place where
No. breed Indigenous Exotic evolved

1. Karan Swiss Red Sindhi/Sahiwal Brown Swiss NDRI, Karnal

2. Karan Fries Tharparkar Holstein Friesian NDRI, Karnal
3. Sunandini Local Brown Swiss, Holstein Kerala
Friesian, Jersey
4. Vrindavani Haryana Brown Swiss, Holstein IVRI, Izatnagar
Friesian, Jersey
5. Taylor Local Short horn & Jersey Patna
6. Jersind Red Sindhi Jersey AIIDU,
Allahabad
7. Brownsind Red Sindhi Brown Swiss AIIDU,
Allahabad
8. Frieswal Sahiwal Holstein Friesian PDC, Meruth
9. Jethar Tharparkar Jersey
10. AMZ Sahiwal+Red Sindhi (20- Jersey (60-80%) Australia
(Australian 40%)
Milking
Zebu)
11. Jamaica Hope Sahiwal (15%) Jersey (80%), Holstein Jamaica
Friesian (5%)
12. Santa Ongole (3/8) Short horn (5/8) Texas
Gertrudis
13. Brangus Brahman Angus
14. Beef Master Brahman Short horn, Hereford
15. Indu-Brasil Gir X Kankrej - Brazil

Breeds of Buffalo
Classification on the basis of region/group:
Sr. Murrah Gujarat U.P. Group Central India South Others
No. Group Group Group India
Group
1. Murrah Surti Bhadawari Nagpuri Toda Kundi
2. Nili Ravi Jafrabadi Torai Jerangi Godavari
3. Mehsana Manda
4. Pandherpuri
5. Sambalpuri
6. Kalhandi
7. Parlakhemundi

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Important characteristics of different breeds:
Sr. Name of Origin/Distribution General Production/Utility
No. breeds Characteristics
Murrah Group
1. Murrah Punjab, Delhi, Tightly curved horns, 1400-2000kg/lactation
Rohtak, Hissar & Jet black with white Fat-7%, Best dairy
Jind marking on tail, Long breed of world
tail with wide switch
2. Nili Ravi Valley of Pink marking on 1600kg/lactation
Montgomery & udder & brisket, long
Ferozepur, Sahiwal tail almost touching the
district of Pakistan ground, Walled eye,
Double chin
Gujarat Group
1. Surti Kaira & Baroda Sickle shaped horns, 1600kg/lactation
(Desi/Nadiadi) District of Gujarat two white collars- one
at jaw & other at
Brisket, Most docile
breed of buffalo
2. Jafrabadi Kutchh & Jamnagar Prominent forehead, 15-18kg/day
District of Gujarat Heaviest breed of
buffalo
3. Mehsana Mehsana town in Jet black, Mixture of 1800kg.lactation
Gujarat Murrah & Surti Popular for city milk
production
U. P. Group
1. Bhadawari Agra & Etawa in Copper coloured skin Maximum fat (10-
U.P. 14%)
Gwalior in M.P.
2. Torai Torai area of U.P White blaze on 2-3kg/day
forehead, white switch
Central India Group
1. Nagpuri Nagpur & nearby White marking on face, 1000kg/lactation
leg & switch
2. Jerangi Jerangi hills of Dwarf breed
Orissa
3. Manda Boarder of Orissa & Yellowish white switch
A.P
4. Pandherpuri South Maharastra Twisted thin horn
5. Sambalpuri Sambalpur (Orissa)
Bilaspur (M.P.)
6. Kalhandi Eastern part of Grey or ash grey colour
(Peddakimedi) Andhra Pradesh,
Orissa
7. Parlakhemundi Orissa 3 types- Monda, Deshi
& Jirangi

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South India Group
1. Toda Nilgiri hills of Tamil Coffee or Red coloured 4.5-8.5kg/day
Nadu skin Typical well-flavoured
taste
2. Godavari
Others
1. Kundi Hyderabad district Fish hook type horn
of Pakistan

Breeds of Goat
Classification on the basis of region:
Sr. Indigenous breeds
No. Himalayan Dry Central Southern Eastern Exotic
Region Northern region region region breeds
region
1. Kashmiri/Pashmina Jamunapari Marwari Surti Black Alpine
Bengal
2. Chegu Barbari Sirohi Osmanabadi Ganjam Nubian
3. Gaddi Beetal Mehsana Malabari Assam hill Saanen
4. Changthangi Zalawadi Kannaiodu Toggenberg
5. Kutchi Sangamneri Angora
6. Belari
7. Jakhrana
8. Kathiawari

Classification on the basis of Utility:

Sr. No. Milk/Meat purpose Meat/Skin purpose Meat/Fibre purpose
1. Beetal Black Bengal Gaddi
2. Barbari Kutchi Marwari
3. Jakhrana Ganjam Changthangi
4. Jamunapari Malabari Chegu
5. Surti Osmanabadi
6. Sirohi
7. Sangamneri
8. Zalawadi
9. Gohilwadi
10. Mehsana
11. Kannai

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Important characteristics of different breeds:
Sr. Name of breeds Origin/Distribution General Production/Utility
No. charteristics
Himalayan region (Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Hilly area of U.P.)
1. Kashmiri/Pashmina H.P., Kashmir, Pashmina yield is 25-
Laddakh 50g
2. Chegu Kashmir, Lahaul Spiti Pashmina yield is
110g
3. Gaddi Kangra, Kullu, Simla Roman nose Used for transport
in H.P.
4. Changthangi Laddakh, Lahaul valley
Dry Northern region (Punjab, Haryana, Western U.P.)
1. Jamunapari Etawa & Agra region Biggest among all 2.5-3kg/day, 4-5%
of U.P. Indian goats, fat
pendulous ear,
roman nose
(parrot mouth)
2. Barbari Etawa & Agra region Wedge shaped 0.8-1.3kg/day
of U.P. straight facial line,
suited for stall
feeding
3. Beetal Jhelum, Sialkot, Resemble 1.5-2kg/day
Amritsar in Punjab Jamunapari but
small in size,
Beetal leaf like
pinna
Central region (Rajasthan, M.P., Gujarat & North Maharastra)
1. Marwari Marwar area of White speckled Tripple purpose
Rajasthan ear, Corck screw (meat, milk & hair)
horn
2. Sirohi Gujarat, Rajasthan Well suited to
stall feeding
3. Mehsana Mehsana (Gujarat) White ear with 1.5-2kg/day
black spot
4. Zalawadi Gujarat Lustrous hair of 1kg/day
15cm length
5. Kutchi Rajasthan Reddish mark on 1.3kg/day
neck, screw horn
6. Berari Nagpur
Southern region (Maharastra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, T.N., Kerala)
1. Surti Surat, Nasik Suited for stall 1.2kg/day
(Maharatsra) feeding
2. Osmanabadi Osmanabad 50% female have Mostly raised for
(Maharastra) horns) meat
3. Malabari Malapuram district ok
Kerala

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Eastern region (W.B., Assam, Orissa)
1. Black Bengal West Bengal Excellent meat, Best quality meat
most prolific
among Indian
breeds (3-4 kids)
2. Ganjam Puri (Orissa) Raised for meat
3. Assam hill Khasi Nagar, Lusai Used for meat only
hills
Exotic breeds
1. Alpine France 0.9-1.3kg/day
2. Nubian Sudan Jersey of goat
3. Saanen Switzerland 2.3kg milk, Milk
queen
4. Toggenberg Switzerland 1kg/day
5. Angora Turkey Produce Mohair

Breeds of Sheep
Classification on the basis of region:
Indigenous breeds Exotic
Sr. North Western North Southern Eastern breeds
No. Region Temperate Peninsular region
region region
1. Chokla Gaddi Deccani Chhota Southdown
Nagpuri
2. Nali Rampur-Bushair Nellore Sahabadi Cheviot
3. Marwari Bhakarwal Bellari Balangir Suffolk
4. Magra Poonchi Hassan Ganjam Dorset
5. Jaisalmeri Karnah Mandya Tibetan Lincoln
6. Pugal Gurez Mechery Bonpala Merino
7. Malpura Kashmir Merino Kilakarshal Rambouillet
8. Sonadi Changthangi Vembur Karakul
9. Platanwari Coimbatore Leicester
10. Jalauni Madras Red
11. Hissardale Tiruchy Black
12. Muzaffarnagri Kenguri
13. Ramnad White

Classification on the basis of utility: Indigenous breeds

Sr. Apparel/Fine wool Carpet wool Meat Meat and carpet
No. wool
1. Kashmir Merino Chokla Nellore Mujaffarnagri
2. Avivastra Magra Mandya Jalauni
3. Nilgiri Nali Hassan Deccani

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Classification on the basis of utility: Exotic breeds
Sr. Fine wool type Mutton type Dual type Pelt type
No.
1. Merino Suffolk Corriedale Karakul
2. Rambouillet Dorset
3. Polworth Southdown

Important characteristics of different breeds:

Sr. Name of breeds Origin/Distribution General Production/Utility
No. Charteristics
North Western region
1. Chokla Rajasthan
2. Jaisalmeri Rajasthan
3. Magra Rajasthan Brownish ring
around eye
4. Marwari Rajasthan Black face
5. Nali Rajasthan Produce yellow coarse
carpet wool
6. Sonadi Rajasthan
7. Bikaneri Rajasthan Brown head
8. Lohi Punjab Long ear
9. Patanwadi Gujarat Brown face
10. Dumma/Dumba Gujarat Fat tailed
North Temperate region
1. Gaddi Kashmir
2. Rampur Bushair Kashmir
3. Bhakarwal Kashmir
4. Poonchi Kashmir
5. Changthangi Kashmir
6. Gurez Kashmir Biggest in
Kashmir
Southern Peninsular region
1. Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
2. Mechery Tamil Nadu
3. Bellary Karnataka
4. Deccani Karnataka
5. Mandya Karnataka Shortest
6. Nellore Andhra Pradesh Tallest
7. Kutchi Dark chocolate
face
Eastern region
1. Chhotanagpuri Bihar
2. Shahabadi Bihar
3. Bonpala Aruchanal Pradesh

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Exotic breeds
1. Hampshire U.K.
2. Licester England
3. Lincoln England
4. Southdown England
5. Dorset England
6. Suffolk England
7. Cheviot Scotland
8. Corriedale Newzealand Dual Purpose
9. Merino Spain Wrinkles in skin
and spirally turned
horns
10. Rambouillet France In India from
Texas
11. Polworth Australia
12. Karakul USSR In India in 1995 Pelt production

Crossbreds of sheep:
Sr. Name of breeds Cross between breeds
No. Indigenous breed Exotic breed
1. Hissardale Bikaneri Australian Merino
2. Avikalin Malpura Rambouillet
3. Avivastra Chokla Rambouillet+Merino
4. Avimans Malpura Dorset+Suffolk
5. Bharat Merino Chokla Rambouillet
6. Kashmir Merino Bhakarwal+Poonchi+Gaddi Merino
7. Nilgiri Coimbatore Tasmanian
Merino+Cheviot+Sowthdown

Few Imp Points regarding sheep breeds:

1. Best lamb skin- Bokhara (Fat tailed sheep-coarse carpet type)
2. Lamb Pelt- Obtained by slaughtering lamb at 24-48 hours after birth.

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 REGISTRATION OF FARM ANIMAL GERMPLASM
Animal Science Division
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources , Karnal-132 001

REGISTERED BREEDS OF BUFFALO

S.N. Breed Home Tract

1 Bhadawari Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

2 Jaffarabadi Gujarat

3 Marathwadi Maharashtra

4 Mehsana Gujarat

5 Murrah Haryana

6 Nagpuri Maharashtra

7 Nili Ravi Punjab

8 Pandharpuri Maharashtra

9 Surti Gujarat

10 Toda Tamilnadu

11 Banni Gujarat

12 Chilika Orissa

13 Kalahandi Odisha

REGISTERED BREEDS OF CATTLE

S.N. Breed Home Tract

1 Amritmahal Karnataka

2 Bachaur Bihar

3 Bargur Tamilnadu

4 Dangi Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh

5 Deoni Maharashtra and Karnataka

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 6 Gaolao Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh

7 Gir Gujarat

8 Hallikar Karnataka

9 Hariana Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

10 Kangayam Tamilnadu

11 Kankrej Gujarat and Rajasthan

12 Kenkatha Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

13 Kherigarh Uttar Pradesh

14 Khillar Maharashtra and Karnataka

15 Krishna Valley Karnataka

16 Malvi Madhya Pradesh

17 Mewati Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh

18 Nagori Rajasthan

19 Nimari Madhya Pradesh

20 Ongole Andhra Pradesh

21 Ponwar Uttar Pradesh

22 Punganur Andhra Pradesh

23 Rathi Rajasthan

24 Red Kandhari Maharashtra

25 Red Sindhi On organized farms only

26 Sahiwal Punjab and Rajasthan

27 Siri Sikkim and West Bengal

28 Tharparkar Rajasthan

29 Umblachery Tamilnadu

30 Vechur Kerala

31 Motu Orissa,Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh

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 32 Ghumusari Orissa

33 Binjharpuri Orissa

34 Khariar Orissa

35 Pulikulam Tamilnadu

36 Kosali Chhattisgarh

37 Malnad Gidda Karnataka

38 Belahi Haryana and Chandigarh

39 Gangatiri Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

40 Badri Uttarakhand

41 Lakhimi Assam

REGISTERED BREEDS OF GOAT

S.N. Breed Home Tract

1 Attapady Kerala

2 Barbari Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

3 Beetal Punjab

4 Black Bengal West Bengal

5 Changthangi Jammu and Kashmir

6 Chegu Himachal Pradesh

7 Gaddi Himachal Pradesh

8 Ganjam Orissa

9 Gohilwadi Gujarat

10 Jakhrana Rajasthan

11 Jamunapari Uttar Pradesh

12 KanniAdu Tamilnadu

13 Kutchi Gujarat

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 14 Malabari Kerala

15 Marwari Rajasthan

16 Mehsana Gujarat

17 Osmanabadi Maharashtra

18 Sangamneri Maharashtra

19 Sirohi Rajasthan and Gujarat

20 Surti Gujarat

21 Zalawadi Gujarat

22 Konkan Kanyal Maharashtra

23 Berari Maharashtra

24 Pantja Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh

25 Teressa Andaman & Nicobar

26 Kodi Adu Tamil Nadu

27 Salem Black Tamil Nadu

28 Sumi-Ne Nagaland

REGISTERED BREEDS OF SHEEP

S.N. Breed Home Tract

1 Balangir Orissa

2 Bellary Karnataka

3 Bhakarwal Jammu and Kashmir

4 Bonpala Sikkim

5 Changthangi Jammu and Kashmir

6 Chokla Rajasthan

7 Chottnagpuri Jharkhand

8 Coimbatore Tamilnadu

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 9 Deccani Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra

10 Gaddi Himachal Pradesh

11 Ganjam Orissa

12 Garole West Bengal

13 Gurez Jammu and Kashmir

14 Hassan Karnataka

15 Jaisalmeri Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh and Madhya

16 Jalauni
Pradesh

17 Karnah Jammu and Kashmir

18 Kenguri Karnataka

19 Kilakarsal Tamilnadu

20 Madras Red Tamilnadu

21 Magra Rajasthan

22 Malpura Rajasthan

23 Mandya Karnataka

24 Marwari Rajasthan and Gujarat

25 Mecheri Tamilnadu

26 Muzzafarnagri Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand

27 Nali Rajasthan

28 Nellore Andhra Pradesh

29 Nilgiri Tamilnadu

30 Patanwadi Gujarat

31 Poonchi Jammu and Kashmir

32 Pugal Rajasthan

33 Ramnad White Tamilnadu

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 34 Rampur Bushair Himachal Pradesh

35 Shahbadi Bihar

36 Sonadi Rajasthan

37 Tibetan Arunachal Pradesh

38 Tiruchi Black Tamilnadu

39 Vembur Tamilnadu

40 Katchaikatty Black Tamilnadu

41 Chevaadu Tamilnadu

42 Kendrapada Odisha

REGISTERED BREEDS OF HORSE & PONY

S.N. Breed Home Tract

1 Bhutia Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh

2 Kathiawari Gujarat

3 Manipuri Manipur

4 Marwari Rajasthan

5 Spiti Himachal Pradesh

6 Zanskari Jammu and Kashmir

REGISTERED BREEDS OF CAMEL

S.N. Breed Home Tract

1 Bikaneri Rajasthan

2 Jaisalmeri Rajasthan

3 Jalori Rajasthan

4 Kutchi Gujarat

5 Malvi Madhya Pradesh

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 6 Marwari Rajasthan

7 Mewari Rajasthan

8 Mewati Rajasthan and Haryana

9 Kharai Gujarat

REGISTERED BREEDS OF CHICKEN

S.N. Breed Home Tract

1 Ankaleshwar Gujarat

Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Andhra

2 Aseel
Pradesh

3 Busra Gujarat and Maharashtra

4 Chittagong Meghalaya and Tripura

5 Danki Andhra Pradesh

6 Daothigir Assam

7 Ghagus Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

8 Harringhata Black West Bengal

9 Kadaknath Madhya Pradesh

10 Kalasthi Andhra Pradesh

11 Kashmir Favorolla Jammu and Kashmir

12 Miri Assam

13 Nicobari Andaman & Nicobar

14 Punjab Brown Punjab and Haryana

15 Tellichery Kerala

16 Mewari Rajasthan

17 Kaunayen Manipur

18 Hansli Odisha

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 REGISTERED BREEDS OF PIG

S.N. Breed Home Tract

1 Ghoongroo West Bengal

2 Niang Megha Meghalaya

3 Agonda Goan Goa

4 Tenyi Vo Nagaland

5 Nicobari Andaman & Nicobar

6 Doom Assam

7 Zovawk Mizoram

REGISTERED BREEDS OF DONKEY

S.N. Breed Home Tract

1 Spiti Himachal Pradesh

REGISTERED BREEDS OF YAK

S.N. Breed Home Tract

1 Arunachali Arunachal Pradesh

REGISTERED BREEDS OF DUCK

S.N. Breed Home Tract

1 Pati Assam

REGISTERED BREEDS OF GEESE

S.N. Breed Home Tract

1 Kashmir Anz Jammu & Kashmir

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