चिलिका
अन्य नाम: Desi Buffalo of Chilika
A unique coastal buffalo that grazes on the saline marshes and islands of Chilika lake, tolerating brackish water that other livestock cannot.
Chilika
शारीरिक विशेषताएँ
- Colour: black or dark brown with a coarse coat
- Medium-sized, compact body with strong legs
- Horns curve backward, upward and inward
- Adapted to swim and wade in brackish lagoon water
किसानों के लिए लाभ
Only Indian buffalo adapted to graze saline marsh vegetation
Survives on brackish water and lagoon grass at near-zero feed cost
Very high fat content in milk
Supports the livelihood of coastal fishing and herding families
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नस्ल परिचय
- पशु प्रकार
- भैंस
- उपयोग
- दूध
- मूल क्षेत्र
- Villages around Chilika lake — Puri, Khordha, Ganjam
- पाई जाती है
- ओडिशा
- उत्पादन
- 500–800 kg per lactation; 7–13% fat
अन्य भैंस की नस्लें
Mehsana
दूध
मेहसाणा
गुजरात
Developed by crossing Murrah with Surti, Mehsana combines high yield with a persistent, long lactation — a favourite of Gujarat's cooperative dairies.
1,200–1,500 kg per lactation; 7% fat
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Banni
दूध
बन्नी
गुजरात
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.
1,200–1,800 kg per lactation; 6.6% fat
पूरी जानकारी देखें
भारवहन
लुइत (दलदली भैंस)
असम
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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