Livestock of India
One page for each animal farmers buy and sell here: what it is kept for, how it is reared, what to check before you buy, and every breed with its home districts.
Goats
The goat breeds South Indian farmers buy and sell, state by state: what each is kept for, where it comes from, and what to check before you buy.
10 breeds
Sheep
The sheep breeds South Indian farmers buy and sell, state by state: what each is kept for, where it comes from, and what to check before you buy.
6 breeds
Cows and bulls
Cattle in South India: native breeds by state, native cows or crossbreds, buying checks (teeth, milking, pregnancy, ear tag, transport) and vaccination.
20 breeds
Buffalo
Buffaloes for milk and farm work in South India: keeping them cool, feeding, breeds such as Murrah and Toda, checks before you buy, and vaccination.
8 breeds
Country chicken
Country chicken in South India: how it is raised, Peruvidai and other types, breeds, improved varieties, buying, bird flu, rules and Tamil Nadu's subsidy.
10 breeds
Ducks
Duck farming in South India: herded flocks on paddy fields, Kuttanad and other breeds, buying checks, duck plague, bird-flu rules and transport.
4 breeds
Quail
Raising farm-bred Japanese quail: cages, feed, eggs, CARI and TANUVAS varieties, buying, transport, health, bird flu, and why wild quail are protected.
Turkeys
Raising turkeys in South India: free range or shed, space per bird, TNAU, CARI and TANUVAS varieties, eggs, buying, transport, vaccination and bird flu.
Horses
Keeping a horse in South India: stable, feed and hooves, age by teeth, vet checks and papers before you buy, vaccinations, glanders and Indian breeds.
2 breeds
Venkyvet (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Pavanaja (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Timothy A. Gonsalves (CC BY-SA 4.0) · சு.பத்மா (Su. Padma) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · メルビル (CC BY-SA 4.0) · shankar s. (CC BY 2.0)
Buy and sell near you
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