The book “Indian Livestock Breeds” has beenwritten for the students and researchers of veterinary and animal sciences with latest information so as to help them to learn about the livestock breeds and to apply the appropriate knowledge and description. All the chapters in the book cover basic topics at Undergraduates and Postgraduates levels at Indian universities and colleges as per VCI syllabus.

India has its own dairy cattle breeds like one of the most important milch breeds is Gir, which is known for its robustness and high milk yield. The Gir breed of cattle hails from Gujarat and originated in Gir forest. Another best milch breed is Sahiwal, originated from Punjab. Sahiwal cattle are prized for their heat tolerance as well for milk production characteristics. Besides, the Red Sindhi is also known for high milk production. The animals of this breed are well-adapted to hot and harsh climatic conditions. The animals of this breed are found in Sindh now in Pakistan and in Rajasthan. Tharparkar is also categorised into a dairy breed, which is resilient and drought-resistant, and thrive well in arid regions. The Indian economy is also greatly influenced by buffalo farming, as they contribute 56% to the total milk production to India. Mostly swamp buffaloes found permanently in marshy areas, where they wallow in mud and eat coarse marsh grasses. The most popular breeds of buffalo in India are Murrah, Nili-Ravi, Jaffarabadi, Surti, Mehsana, Kundi, Nagpuri and Bhadawari etc. The Banni buffalo breed is highly adapted to local climatic conditions in the areas and traditionally they are reared under the extensive methods of night grazing.

Content

1: Cattle breeds of India and the World

2: Buffalo breeds of India

3: Sheep breeds of India

4: Goat breeds of India

5: Poultry breeds of India

6: Pig breeds of India

7: Camel breeds of India

8: Horse and pony breeds of India

9: Donkey breeds of India

10: Dog breeds of India

11: Yak breeds of India

12: Mithun breeds of India

13: Endangered breeds of India

14: Livestock census of India

15: Question bank with answer