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This is a list of the cattle breeds considered in India to be wholly or partly of Indian origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian. Cows from these breeds are often called Desi cows.
Breeds of Cattle – Cow World (archived 19 January 2017) Cattle Breeds – Embryoplus.com (archived 29 November 2013) Breeds of Cattle – Official 2nd Edition; Cattle Breeds of the World; Portuguese Cattle Breeds (archived 17 January 2016) EuReCa – Towards self-sustainable EUropean, REgional CAttle breeds; Native cow varieties of India
Gangatiri Bull Gangatiri Cow. Gangatiri (Hindi: गंगातिरी), also known as Eastern Hariana and Shahdari, is an indigenous cattle breed of India. [1] It is known to be originated in the region along the banks of Ganga river in eastern Uttar Pradesh and western parts of Bihar state.
Indian aurochs (Bos primigenius namadicus)† 8000 BCE Indian Subcontinent: meat, milk, leather, hides, horns, vellum, blood, dung, working, plowing, fighting, racing, draft, soil fertilization, lawn mowing, show, pets Considerable physical changes Common in captivity, wild relatives extinct 1b Bovidae: Domestic cat or house cat (Felis catus) [3]
According to Indologist Madeleine Biardeau, Kamadhenu or Kamaduh is the generic name of the sacred cow, who is regarded as the source of all prosperity in Hinduism. [5] Kamadhenu is regarded as a form of Devi (the Hindu Divine Mother) [ 8 ] and is closely related to the fertile Mother Earth ( Prithvi ), who is often described as a cow in Sanskrit.
Haryanvi bull Haryanvi cow. Hariana (Hindi: हरियाना) or haryanvi is an Indian breed of cow native to North India, specially in the state of Haryana.They produce about 10 to 15 litres of milk a day, compared to 8.9 litres when cross-bred with Holstein Friesian cattle (HS), whereas pure HS can produce 50 litres a day, but it is not as disease-resistant in the conditions of North India.
Government grants and donations are the primary source of income of the cow shelters in India. Since 2014, when BJP government came into power in India, India has spent ₹ 5.8 billion (US$67 million) on cow shelters in two years between 2014 and 2016. [1] A goshala at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. A Goshala at Mayapur ISKCON Temple compound, West Bengal
The gaur (Bos gaurus; / ɡ aʊər /) is a large bovine native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. . The global population was estimated at a maximum of 21,000 mature individuals in 2016, with the majority of those existing in India