Buffalo, Manda

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The 19th recognized buffalo breed in India

Hemanta Pradhan, February 16, 2023: The Times of India

BHUBANESWAR: Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday distributed breed registration certificate of Manda buffalo, native to Odisha, to Susanta Kumar Dash, professor of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) at a function in New Delhi.

Manda buffalo, which is seen in the hill ranges of Eastern Ghats and plateau of Koraput region in the state, was registered at the national level in 2021. It received accession number ‘INDIA_BUFFALO_1500_MANDA_01019’ to become the 19th recognized buffalo breed in India.

This buffalo germplasm was first identified by the fisheries and animal resources development (FARD) department in collaboration with the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT).

Dash said Manda buffaloes are native to Odisha and have ash grey and grey coat colour with copper colour hairs. The lower part of their legs up to the elbow is light-colored with copper-color hair at the knee. Some animals are silver-white in colour, he added.

These sturdy buffaloes are small-sized. People use both male and female buffaloes for ploughing and other agricultural operations in the native tract of Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts. "These animals are resistant to parasitic infection and less prone to diseases. Average milk yield of these buffaloes is 2 to 2.5 litre in single milking with more than eight percent fat. However, a few of those yield up to four litres,” he added.

He said under threat of climate change and urge for organic/natural farming, conservation of Manda buffalo will not only support smallholding farming but also address biodiversity conservation as a whole.

So far, 12 livestock breeds in Odisha out of 212 total breeds registered in India. “I have registered nine out of 12 in Odisha. Four cattle breeds (Binjharpuri, Motu, Khariar and Ghumusari) were registered as national cattle breeds in 2010 along with Chilika buffalo for the first time after independence,” said the professor.