{"id":132490,"date":"2021-09-08T19:04:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T13:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=132490"},"modified":"2021-09-15T16:08:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T10:38:50","slug":"odisha-koraputs-manda-buffalo-gets-unique-indigenous-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/odisha-koraputs-manda-buffalo-gets-unique-indigenous-tag\/","title":{"rendered":"Odisha: Koraput\u2019s Manda buffalo gets unique, indigenous tag"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n

Manda buffalo has been recognised as the 19th unique breed of buffaloes found in India by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note<\/strong>: Four breeds of<\/span> cattle – Binjharpuri, Motu, Ghumusari and Khariar<\/b> – and two breeds of <\/span>buffalo – Chilika and Kalahandi<\/b> – and one breed of <\/span>sheep, Kendrapada,<\/b> have already received NBAGR recognition.<\/span><\/p>\n

About Manda Buffalo<\/b><\/h5>\n
\"Manda
Source: The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Manda Buffalo <\/b>are found in the Eastern Ghats and plateau of Koraput region of Odisha<\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n

They are small, sturdy buffaloes used for ploughing and in agricultural operations in Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Features of Manda Buffalo<\/b><\/h5>\n

These buffaloes have ash grey and grey-coloured coats with copper colour hair. Their lower legs are light in colour with copper-coloured hair at the knee. Some animals are silver-white in colour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Population: <\/b>There are around 100,000 Manda buffaloes in the Eastern Ghats.<\/span><\/p>\n

Significance of Manda Buffalo<\/b><\/p>\n

These buffaloes are resistant to parasitic infection<\/strong> and less prone to diseases.<\/strong> Further, they can live, produce and reproduce in a low\/nil input system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How will the recognition by NGABR help Manda Buffalo?\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n

After the recognition, the state and Centre will make efforts to conserve<\/strong> this unique buffalo genetic resource of Odisha and enhance their productivity<\/strong> through breeding strategy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The governments will help in marketing the produce<\/strong>– milk, curd and ghee- at a premium price resulting in the improvement of the livelihood of the stakeholders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:<\/b> This post is based on the article<\/span> \u201c<\/b>Odisha: Koraput\u2019s Manda buffalo gets unique, indigenous tag<\/b>\u201d <\/b>published in <\/span>The Hindu <\/b>on<\/span> 7th September 2021.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is the News? Manda buffalo has been recognised as the 19th unique breed of buffaloes found in India by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR). Note: Four breeds of cattle – Binjharpuri, Motu, Ghumusari and Khariar – and two breeds of buffalo – Chilika and Kalahandi – and one breed of sheep,… Continue reading Odisha: Koraput\u2019s Manda buffalo gets unique, indigenous tag<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,9],"tags":[8676,9622,9623],"class_list":["post-132490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-public","tag-economics-of-animal-rearing","tag-manda-bufallo","tag-national-bureau-of-animal-genetic-resources","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":2,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1703342460},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132490\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}