Bhadawari
A copper-coloured buffalo of the Chambal ravines, producing the highest fat milk of any buffalo in the world — up to 13% in some animals.
Bhadawari
Physical Characteristics
- Colour: copper or light brown — unique among Indian buffalo
- Two white "chevron" lines across the lower side of the neck
- Copper-coloured hair; eyes have a distinct copper ring
- Small, compact body with a wedge shape
Benefits for Farmers
World record fat content — highest ghee yield per litre of milk
Survives on ravine grazing and very poor quality roughage
Low input cost with strong disease resistance
Ideal for ghee-focused, value-added dairy enterprise
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Breed Profile
- Species
- Buffalo
- Utility
- Milk
- Home Tract
- Agra, Etawah, Auraiya and the adjoining Bhind and Morena districts
- Found In
- Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh
- Yield
- 800–1,000 kg per lactation; 6–13% fat
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Toda
Milk
Toda
Tamil Nadu
A semi-wild buffalo of the Nilgiris, reared exclusively by the Toda tribe, for whom the animal holds deep ritual and religious importance.
500 kg per lactation; 8% fat
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Nagpuri
Dual Purpose
Nagpuri
Maharashtra
A light, agile buffalo of the Vidarbha region used both for milk and for draught work in the black cotton soil belt.
700–1,200 kg per lactation; 7.7% 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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