12 November 2025, Karnal
Breed Registration Committee in its 13th meeting held on 12 November 2025 at New Delhi under the chairmanship of Dr Raghavendra Bhatta, Deputy Director General (Animal Science), ICAR approved 13 indigenous and 3 synthetic breeds of livestock and poultry in the country.
These breeds are – Medini cattle (Jharkhand), Rohilkhandi cattle (Uttar Pradesh), Melghati buffalo (Maharashtra), Palamu goat (Jharkhand), Udaipuri goat (Uttarakhand), Nagami mithun (Nagaland), Mala chicken (Jharkhand), Kodo duck (Jharkhand), Kudu duck (Odisha), Kuttanad duck (Kerala), Manipuri duck (Manipur), Nagi duck (Assam) and Rajdigheli geese (Assam); Karan Fries synthetic cattle (Haryana), Vrindavani synthetic cattle (Uttar Pradesh) and Avishaan synthetic sheep (Rajasthan).
Till now, 242 indigenous animal breeds, including 55 for cattle, 22 for buffalo, 43 for goat, 46 for sheep, 8 for horses & ponies, 9 for camel, 15 for pig, 4 for donkey, 5 for dog, 2 for yak, 21 for chicken, 9 for duck, 2 for geese and 1 for mithun; 3 synthetic breeds of cattle, and 1 synthetic breed of sheep have been registered by the Bureau.
List of Newly Registered Livestock and Poultry Breeds
(Source: ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal)
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