BANNI BUFFALO

General Information

Species

Buffalo

Synonym

Kutchi And Kundi

Breeding Tract

Kachchh (Gujarat)

Comment On Breeding Tract

Soil Of Banni Area Is Highly Calcareous, Saline And Loam Sandy, Poor Water Holding Capacity, Low Permeability And Prone To Erosion

Main Use

Food-Milk

Origin

Maldharis Of Banni Came From Halieb In Afganishtan About 500 Years Ago With Their Animals In Search Of Pasture. Named As Per The Local Area Of “Banni” In Kachchh District

Breed Societies (If Any)

Banni Pashu Ucherak Maldhar Sangathan

Adaptability To Environment

Adapted To Local Climatic Conditions And Traditional Extensive System Of Night Grazing

Morphology

Color

Mainly Black, Sometimes Copper

Number Of Horns

2

Horns Shape And Size

Curved. Medium To Large, Heavy With 24 To 30 Cm Diameter In Adult Animals

Visible Characteristics

Horns Are Vertical And Upward In Direction With Inverted Double/ Single Coiling