Banni
Also known as: Kutchi, Kundi
The buffalo of the Banni grasslands, herded by the Maldhari pastoralists. It is famous for grazing at night over long distances and returning to the settlement by morning.
Banni
Physical Characteristics
- Colour: mainly black, occasionally copper
- Curved, medium to large heavy horns, 24–30 cm across in adults
- Horns point vertically upward with an inverted single or double coil
- Strong legs built for walking long distances over arid land
Benefits for Farmers
Grazes unsupervised at night — extremely low management cost
Extraordinary drought and salinity tolerance in the Rann region
Walks 15+ km daily for feed without losing condition
High yield despite harsh, low-input desert conditions
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Breed Profile
- Species
- Buffalo
- Utility
- Milk
- Home Tract
- Banni grasslands of Kachchh; also Sabarkantha, Surendranagar, Banaskantha
- Found In
- Gujarat
- Yield
- 1,200–1,800 kg per lactation; 6.6% fat
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Milk
Chilika
Odisha
A unique coastal buffalo that grazes on the saline marshes and islands of Chilika lake, tolerating brackish water that other livestock cannot.
500–800 kg per lactation; 7–13% fat
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Pandharpuri
Milk
Pandharpuri
Maharashtra, Karnataka
Instantly recognisable by its extraordinarily long, sword-like horns, this buffalo of western Maharashtra is a hardy migratory milker.
1,200–1,700 kg per lactation; 8% fat
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Draught
Luit (Swamp Buffalo)
Assam
India's only registered swamp buffalo type, genetically distinct from the river buffalo of the mainland and central to paddy cultivation in the Brahmaputra floodplain.
300–500 kg per lactation (kept mainly for draught)
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