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medium sized udder. Head is medium complete black or black-brown or brown erect ears; and small, thick and slightly
in size. Most of the Purnea cattle has body. White Kajali have complete white concave snout. Skin is thick with neck
flat poll while some have moderately coat with black or dark brown circle/ folds in mature animals. Adult body
prominent poll. Horns are small in size, patch around the eyes, and in face and weight varies from 41 to 50kg. Litter size
straight and mostly carried upwards ears. These sheep have roman nose, at birth varies from 4 to 6. These pigs
sometimes laterally. Daily milk yield long and pendulous ears, and long tail are ferocious in nature. Population size
ranges from 1 to 5kg and lactation milk touching the ground (about 55cm). is approximately 1,00,000 - 1,20,000.
yield from 360 to 785 kg. Population size Primarily reared for mutton production.
is approximately 2,19,000. Average adult weight is about 57 kg in Kachchhi donkey: These donkeys are
males and 43 kg in females. It produces found in Kachchh District of Gujarat.
Gojri buffalo: Gojri buffaloes are white or black/brown coloured coarse Coat colour is mainly grey (dorsal surface
reared in semi-migratory/pastoral wool (0.8 – 1kg). Population size is grey & ventral surface white) followed
management system by Gujjar approximately 6,000 - 8,000. by white, brown and black. Forehead is
community in Pathankot, Gurdaspur,
Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar and SAS Nagar Mali pig: Mali is native to Tripura, and is
(Mohali) districts of Punjab and Kangra a black colored medium sized pig with
and Chamba districts of Himachal pot belly. Medium to small bristles are
Pradesh. These buffaloes have
proportionate and medium built body
and are mostly brown or black in colour.
Horns are medium sized; mostly curved
to form a big loop. These buffaloes
convex. Nasal bone is straight. Height at
wither ranges from 77 to 115cm). Docile
in temperament. Only donkey used for
agricultural purpose like Inter cultivation
ubiquitously distributed throughout the for weed removing. Also utilized for
body. Animals are characterized with transportation as donkey cart, as pack
short erect ears lying perpendicular animal during pastoralist migration, etc.
to body axis and concave snout. Adult Can carry approx. 80-100 Kg on back and
body weight averages about 68 kg in can pull 200-300 Kg on cart. Population
males and 71 kg in females. Average size is approximately 1700.
are well adapted to foot hills. Animals litter size: 5.15 (range 3-7) at birth and
can travel long distances (seasonal 4.46 (range 3-6) at weaning. Population Maithili duck: Maithili ducks are
migration) and can climb easily on hill size is approximately 45,000 - 50,000. distributed in Motihari, Sitamarhi,
tops for grazing. Used for both milk and Madhubani, Araria, Kishanganj and
draught power (ploughing and other Purnea pig: Purnea is a black colored Katihar districts of Bihar. These ducks
agricultural operations). Daily milk yield medium sized pig found in Purnea and have uniform light/dark brown feathers
ranges from 3 to 8kg and lactation milk Katihar districts of Bihar and adjoining throughout the body. Circular spots on
yield from 800 to 1200 kg. Population areas of Sahibganj district of Jharkhand. the feathers (Mosaic pattern) in ducks.
size is approximately 50,000. These pigs have compact body and pot Dark brown to ash colour in drakes. Head
belly. However, in few animals, white is bright black to greenish black in drakes
Kajali sheep: Large sized animals with and brown in ducks. Body carriage is
well-built body distributed in Sangrur, slightly upright and bill shape is horizontal.
Barnala, Ludhiana, Moga and adjoining Average age at first egg is 191.12 days
districts in Punjab. Kajali sheep has two (range 159-223). Average annual egg
types /colour variants: Black (Kali) and production is 54.6 (range 33-71). Average
White (Chitti) Kajali. Black Kajali have egg weight is 49.53g. Body weight at 6
month of age is 1.18kg (range 1.12-1.24).
Population size is approximately 46,000.

spots at the lower limbs are also seen. PD-2 (Vanaraja Female) Line: PD-2 has
Thick line of bristle is present on topline been developed by ICAR-Directorate
from neck to shoulders giving the animal of Poultry Research, Hyderabad and is
a wild look. Animals are characterized used as female parent for production
with round face; short conical and of Vanaraja, a dual purpose backyard

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