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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 Breeds of Maharashtra
TABLE III.1.1: Distribution of Cattle Breeds of Maharashtra
Breeds
Breeding Tract
Utility
Distribution
Deoni
Bidar district of Karnataka and Latur, Nanded,
Osmanabad and Parbhani districts of
Maharashtra
Draught
and Milk
Mainly in the Latur districts. Also found in Bid,
Osmanabad, Aurangabad and Parbhani districts.
This breed is named after Deoni taluka of Latur
district.
Khillar
Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad and
Gulbarga districts of Karnataka and Kolhapur,
Osmanabad, Pune, Sangli, Satara and Solapur
districts of Maharashtra
Draught Mainly distributed in Solapur, Pune, Satara,
Ahmadnagar, Sangli, Bid, Nashik, Osmanabad,
Kolhapur districts. Four types of Khillari are
prevalent in different parts. Atpadi Mahal in
Southern Maharashtra, Mhaswad in Solapur and
Satara area, Thillari in Satpura range of hills and
Nakali in adjoining area of this region
Red
Kandhari
Ahmadnagar, Bid, Latur, Nanded and Parbhani
districts of Maharashtra
Draught Mainly distributed across Nanded, Latur, Parbhani
and Bid districts of Maharashtra.
Dangi
Ahmadnagar, Nasik and Thane districts of
Maharashtra and The Dangs district of Gujarat
Draught
and Milk
Mainly found in Ahmadnagar, Thane, Nasik
districts.
Gaolao Balaghat, Chindwara, Seoni districts of Madhya
Pradesh, Durg and Rajnandgaon districts of
Chattisgarh and Nagpur andWardha districts of
Maharashtra
Draught
and Milk
Mainly distributed in Wardha district. Also found in
Ahmadnagar, Dhule, Nasik, Bid, Osmanabad and
Latur 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.