ICAR registers 16 new livestock and dog breeds

7 August 2026, New Delhi

In a significant step towards strengthening the recognition and conservation of India’s rich animal genetic diversity, Indian Council of Agricultural Research has recognized 16 new indigenous breeds.

Breed Registration Committee in its 14^th meeting held today in New Delhi, under the chairmanship of Dr Raghavendra Bhatta, Deputy Director General (Animal Science), ICAR, New Delhi has recommended the registration of livestock and dog breeds, which further enriches documentation and contributes to reduce non-descript genetic resources.

ICAR-NBAGR, Karnal, the nodal institute for registration of livestock and poultry breeds in India has assigned unique accession numbers for the newly registered breeds.

Accession Numbers of Newly Registered Animal Breeds

S.N.	Species	Breed	Home Tract	Accession Number
1	Cattle	Koppal	Karnataka	INDIA_CATTLE_0800_KOPPAL_03056
2	Cattle	Mahakaushali	Madhya Pradesh	INDIA_CATTLE_1000_MAHAKAUSHALI_03057
3	Cattle	Periyar	Kerala	INDIA_CATTLE_0900_PERIYAR_03058
4	Cattle	Umarda	Maharashtra	INDIA_CATTLE_1100_UMARDA_03059
5	Buffalo	Gomanchali	Goa	INDIA_BUFFALO_3500_GOMANCHALI_01023
6	Goat	Battisi	Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh	INDIA_GOAT_1720_BATTISI_06044
7	Goat	Totapuri	Rajasthan	INDIA_GOAT_1700_TOTAPURI_06045
8	Sheep	Asomi	Assam	INDIA_SHEEP_0200_ASOMI_14047
9	Sheep	Kow Debar	Uttarakhand	INDIA_SHEEP_2400_KOWDEBAR_14048
10	Sheep	Madgyal	Maharashtra and Karnataka	INDIA_SHEEP_1108_MADGYAL_14049
11	Sheep	Seemanchali	Bihar	INDIA_SHEEP_0300_SEEMANCHALI_14050
12	Donkey	Braj	Uttar Pradesh	INDIA_DONKEY_2000_BRAJ_05005
13	Horse	Kashmiri	Jammu & Kashmir (UT)	INDIA_HORSE_0700_KASHMIRI_07009
14	Pig	Nagal	Nagaland	INDIA_PIG_1400_NAGAL_09016
15	Yak	Sikkimese	Sikkim	INDIA_YAK_2200_SIKKIMESE_16003
16	Dog	Kombai	Tamil Nadu	INDIA_DOG_1800_KOMBAI_19006

The newly registered breeds comprising of Umarda, Periyar, Koppal, and Mahakaushali cattle; Gomanchali buffalo; Madgyal, Seemanchali, Kow Debar, and Asomi sheep; Totapuri and Battisi goat; Kombai dog; Nagal pig; Kashmiri pony; Braj donkey; and Sikkimese yak.

These breeds include 9 species and belong to 13 States and one Union Territory. The total number of breeds registered by the ICAR-NBAGR now stands 262 which includes 258 indigenous and 4 synthetic breeds.

The registrations of these breeds highlight important contribution of livestock keepers, breeders, state animal husbandry departments, universities and research institutions in maintaining India’s indigenous animal genetic diversity.

(Source: ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal)