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
Marathwadi
Maharashtra
A medium-sized buffalo of the Marathwada region, kept by smallholders for both milk and light draught power.
600–1,200 kg per lactation; 7% fat
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Draught
Luit (Swamp Buffalo)
Assam
India's only registered swamp buffalo type, genetically distinct from the river buffalo of the mainland and central to paddy cultivation in the Brahmaputra floodplain.
300–500 kg per lactation (kept mainly for draught)
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Bhadawari
Milk
Bhadawari
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
A copper-coloured buffalo of the Chambal ravines, producing the highest fat milk of any buffalo in the world — up to 13% in some animals.
800–1,000 kg per lactation; 6–13% fat
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