New Breeds Registered
National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources Karnal - 132001 (Haryana)         

ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal (NBAGR) is the nodal agency for the registration of newly identified germplasm of livestock and poultry of the country. Newly identified breeds are approved by Breed Registration Committee of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) headed by Deputy Director General (Animal Sciences), ICAR and represented by National Biodiversity Authority, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (GoI), ADGs (ICAR), Directors of ICARs species specific animal science institutes and NBAGR.

 ICAR IMP. QUESTION ( STATE PSC PAPER )

          Breed registration Committee in its meeting held on 5th September, 2018 at New Delhi approved registration of fifteen new breeds of livestock and poultry. This includes two breeds of cattle, three breeds of buffalo, six breeds of goat, and one breed each of sheep, pig, donkey and chicken. After including these newly registered breeds, total number of indigenous breeds now in the country is 184, which include 43 for cattle, 16 for buffalo, 34 for goat, 43 for sheep, 7 for horses & ponies, 9 for camel, 8 for pig, 2 for donkey, 1 for yak, 19 for chicken, 1 for duck and 1 for geese.
 the 15 newly registered breeds include - Two cattle breeds - Ladakhi (J&K) and Konkan Kapila (Maharashtra & Goa);  Three buffalo breeds - Luit (Assam & Manipur), Bargur (Tamil Nadu), Chhattisgarhi (Chhattisgarh);  One sheep breed – Panchali (Gujarat); six goat breeds – Kahmi (Gujarat), Rohilkhandi (UP), Assam Hill (Assam & Meghalaya), Bidri (Karnataka), Nandidurga (Karnataka), Bhakarwali (J&K);  One pig breed –Ghurrah (UP);  One donkey breed – Halari (Gujarat) and one chicken breed –Uttara (Uttarakhand).