Chilika
Also known as: Desi Buffalo of Chilika
A unique coastal buffalo that grazes on the saline marshes and islands of Chilika lake, tolerating brackish water that other livestock cannot.
Chilika
Physical Characteristics
- Colour: black or dark brown with a coarse coat
- Medium-sized, compact body with strong legs
- Horns curve backward, upward and inward
- Adapted to swim and wade in brackish lagoon water
Benefits for Farmers
Only Indian buffalo adapted to graze saline marsh vegetation
Survives on brackish water and lagoon grass at near-zero feed cost
Very high fat content in milk
Supports the livelihood of coastal fishing and herding families
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Breed Profile
- Species
- Buffalo
- Utility
- Milk
- Home Tract
- Villages around Chilika lake — Puri, Khordha, Ganjam
- Found In
- Odisha
- Yield
- 500–800 kg per lactation; 7–13% fat
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Dual Purpose
Nagpuri
Maharashtra
A light, agile buffalo of the Vidarbha region used both for milk and for draught work in the black cotton soil belt.
700–1,200 kg per lactation; 7.7% fat
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Kalahandi
Draught
Kalahandi
Odisha
A small, hardy hill buffalo of southern Odisha, used mainly for draught in tribal farming systems and for a modest amount of household milk.
350–500 kg per lactation
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Banni
Milk
Banni
Gujarat
The buffalo of the Banni grasslands, herded by the Maldhari pastoralists. It is famous for grazing at night over long distances and returning to the settlement by morning.
1,200–1,800 kg per lactation; 6.6% fat
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