Kalahandi
Also known as: Peddakimedi
A small, hardy hill buffalo of southern Odisha, used mainly for draught in tribal farming systems and for a modest amount of household milk.
Kalahandi
Physical Characteristics
- Colour: black or dark grey; small compact body
- Long horns curving backward and upward
- Strong, short legs adapted to hilly, forested terrain
- Rugged, low-maintenance constitution
Benefits for Farmers
Excellent for ploughing terraced and hill paddy fields
Survives on forest grazing with almost no supplementary feed
Highly disease resistant in humid tribal tracts
Central to the farm economy of tribal households
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Breed Profile
- Species
- Buffalo
- Utility
- Draught
- Home Tract
- Kalahandi, Rayagada, Koraput and Nabarangpur
- Found In
- Odisha
- Yield
- 350–500 kg per lactation
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