Odisha’s Unique ‘Manda’ Buffalo gets breed registration certificate. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar presented the breed registration certificate of the unique ‘Manda’ buffalo of Odisha on Thursday. Prof Susanta Kumar Dash, Head, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, received the registration certificate from the Minister at a function at ICAR-NAAS complex in New Delhi, sources said. It is registered as the 19th breed of buffalo in India. Manda buffalo is native to Koraput and Raygada and a part of Malkangiri district. Greyish black to blackish grey in colour with high disease resistance and heat tolerance capacity, Manda buffalo is a dual purpose medium size animal with daily milk yield of around 1.5 litres. Mainly used for agricultural operations under undulated field conditions, Manda buffalo performs as the major engine in small holding farming system in Koraput region since generations, Prof Dash said.
Odisha’s Unique ‘Manda’ Buffalo gets breed registration certificate. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar presented the breed registration certificate of the unique ‘Manda’ buffalo of Odisha on Thursday. Prof Susanta Kumar Dash, Head, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, received the registration certificate from the Minister at a function at ICAR-NAAS complex in New Delhi, sources said. It is registered as the 19th breed of buffalo in India. Manda buffalo is native to Koraput and Raygada and a part of Malkangiri district. Greyish black to blackish grey in colour with high disease resistance and heat tolerance capacity, Manda buffalo is a dual purpose medium size animal with daily milk yield of around 1.5 litres. Mainly used for agricultural operations under undulated field conditions, Manda buffalo performs as the major engine in small holding farming system in Koraput region since generations, Prof Dash said.
