This is a list of the cattle breeds considered in India to be wholly or partly of Indian origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian. Cows from these breeds are often called Desi cows.

Breeds Local name Other names Notes Image Alambadi Tamil Nadu Amrit Mahal Amritmahal Karnataka Bachaur Bihar Badri Uttarakhand Bargur Tamil Nadu Belahi Haryana, Chandigarh Bengali Binjharpuri Orissa Brownsind Allahabad; composite of Red Sindhi and Brown Swiss Cutchi Kachhi Cutch, north-western Gujarat Dangi Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh Deoni Maharashtra, Karnataka Devarakota Tamil Nadu, regional variant of Ongole Devni Osmanabad, Maharashtra Frieswal composite breed Gangatiri Shahabadi Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Gaolao Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh Ghumusari Goomsur; Ghumsuri Orissa Gir Gujarat Goomsur see Ghumusari Gujamavu variant of Hallikar Hallikar Karnataka Hariana Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan Hissar southern Punjab Jellicut see Pulikulam Jersind Allahabad; composite of Red Sindhi and Jersey Kangayam Tamil Nadu Kankrej Gujarat, Rajasthan Kappiliyan see Jellicut Karan Fries composite of Tharparkar and Friesian Karan Swiss composite of Sahiwal and Brown Swiss Kasaragod Kerala Kenkatha Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Khamala Betul, southern Madhya Pradesh Khariar Orissa Khasi Assam Hill; Assam Plain Assam, north-eastern states; variant of Bengali Kherigarh Uttar Pradesh Khillari Maharashtra, Karnataka Kosali Chhattisgarh Krishnagiri Tamil Nadu Krishna Valley Kistna Valley Karnataka Kumauni northern Uttar Pradesh Ladakhi Kashmir Lakhimi Assam Malnad Gidda Karnataka Malvi Madhya Pradesh Mampati Madhya Pradesh Manapari Tamil Nadu Mewati Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh Mhaswad variant of Khillari Motu Deshi Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh Nagori Rajasthan Nakali variant of Khillari Nimari Khargoni; Khurgoni; Khargaon Madhya Pradesh Ongole Andhra Pradesh Ponwar Uttar Pradesh Pulikulam Jellicut; Kilakattu; Kilkad; Kilakad Tamil Nadu Punganur Andhra Pradesh Purnea Red Purnea north-eastern Bihar Ramgarhi east Mandla, Madhya Pradesh Rathi eastern Rajasthan Red Kandhari Lakhalbunda Maharashtra Red Sindhi Malir; Sindhi; Red Karachi Sahiwal Punjab, Rajasthan Sanchori Marwari Jodhpur, Rajasthan; variant of Kankrej Shahabadi see Gangatiri Siri Trahbum Sikkim, West Bengal Son Valley Madhya Pradesh Sunandini Kerala; composite of local zebuine stock and Brown Swiss Tarai Taylor Patna, Bihar; composite of local zebuine stock with Shorthorn and Channel Island stock Tharparkar Grey Sindhi; White Sindhi; Thari Rajasthan Thillari Tapti; Tapi Tho Tho Nagaland Umblachery Mottai Madu; Southern; Tanjore; Therkuthi Madu Tamil Nadu Vechur Kerala

See also Indian Agricultural Research Institute Indigenous cattle breeds of India Government Livestock Farm, Hisar National Dairy Research Institute

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