RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION

About:

• The 15 newly registered breeds include –
  • two cattle breeds - Ladakhi (J&K) and Konkan Kapila (Maharashtra & Goa);
    
    
  • three buffalo breeds - Luit (Assam & Manipur), Bargur (Tamil Nadu), Chhattisgarhi (Chhattisgarh);
    
    
  • one sheep breed – Panchali (Gujarat);
    
    
  • six goat breeds – Kahmi (Gujarat), Rohilkhandi (UP), Assam Hill (Assam & Meghalaya), Bidri (Karnataka), Nandidurga (Karnataka), Bhakarwali (J&K);
    
    
  • one pig breed – Ghurrah (UP);
    
    
  • one donkey breed – Halari (Gujarat) and
    
    
  • one chicken breed – Uttara (Uttarakhand).
    
    
  
  
  
• These native breeds are renowned for heat tolerance and disease resistance and thriving on low input system.
  
  
• The process of identification of animal breeds plays a special role in preserving the biodiversity of the country. India has about 15% of total cattle, 57% of total buffalo, 17% of goat, 7% of sheep and 4.5% of chicken of the world.