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Part III :
Cattle and buffalo Breeds
National Dairy Development Board
Dairying in MAHARASHTRA
A Statistical Profile
2015
III.1. Distribution of Native Breed of Maharashtra
TABLE III.1.2: Distribution of Buffalo Breed of Maharashtra
Breeds
Breeding Tract
Utility
Distribution
Pandharpuri
Kolhapur, Sangli and Solapur
districts of Maharashtra
Milk and
Draught
Mainly found in Solapur districts. This breed is also
found in Sangli, Kolhapur, Pune, Satara, Osmanabad,
Bid and Ahmadnagar districts.
Nagpuri
Akola, Amravati, Nagpur,
Wardha and Yavatmal districts of
Maharashtra
Milk and
Draught
Mainly distributed across Nagpur, Wardha, Buldana,
Bid, Sangli, Latur, Amravati, Yavatmal districts. Also
scattered distribution reported in Bhandara, Akola,
Pune, Solapur, Washim districts. This breed is native
of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra
Marathwadi
Bid, Jalna, Latur, Nanded and
Parbhani districts of Maharashtra
Milk and
Draught
Mainly distributed in Latur, Osmanabad, Bid, Nanded
and Parbhani districts.
Source: Animal Genetic Resources of India (AGRI-IS), National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, ICAR and AE Nivsarkar et al., (2000), Animal Genetic
Resources of India, Cattle and Buffalo, ICAR publication and Livestock census, 2007, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.