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III.1. Distribution of Native Breeds of Punjab
TABLE III.1.2: Distribution of Buffalo Breeds of Punjab
Breeds
Breeding Tract
Utility
Distribution
Murrah
Southern part of Haryana-Rohtak,
Jind, Hisar and Gurgaon districts
Milch Across all districts of Punjab.
Nili Ravi
All along sutlej river on
Indo-Pak border
Milch Largely found in Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Sangrur, Hoshiarpur,
Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Tarn Taran, Rupnagar,
Ludhiana; scattered distribution in all other districts.
Source: AE Nivsarkar et al., (2000), Animal Genetic Resources of India, Cattle and Buffalo, ICAR publication.
Dairying in Punjab
A Statistical Profile
2014
Part III :
Cattle and buffalo Breeds