Surti
Also known as: Deccani, Gujarati, Talabda, Charotari
A medium-sized, well proportioned buffalo famous for the highest fat content among common dairy buffalo and its two distinctive white collars.
Surti
Physical Characteristics
- Colour: black or brown with a silver-grey sheen
- Two white collar marks — one at the jaw, one at the brisket
- Sickle-shaped horns, flat and curving backward and upward
- Medium body with a wedge-shaped, docile appearance
Benefits for Farmers
Exceptional fat percentage — ideal for ghee and khoa making
Small body size means low feed cost per litre of milk
Very docile and easy for women and small farmers to handle
Well suited to landless and backyard dairy units
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Breed Profile
- Species
- Buffalo
- Utility
- Milk
- Home Tract
- Kheda, Vadodara, Surat, Anand and Bharuch
- Found In
- Gujarat
- Yield
- 900–1,300 kg per lactation; 7.5–8.5% fat
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Kalahandi
Draught
Kalahandi
Odisha
A small, hardy hill buffalo of southern Odisha, used mainly for draught in tribal farming systems and for a modest amount of household milk.
350–500 kg per lactation
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Pandharpuri
Milk
Pandharpuri
Maharashtra, Karnataka
Instantly recognisable by its extraordinarily long, sword-like horns, this buffalo of western Maharashtra is a hardy migratory milker.
1,200–1,700 kg per lactation; 8% fat
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Mehsana
Milk
Mehsana
Gujarat
Developed by crossing Murrah with Surti, Mehsana combines high yield with a persistent, long lactation — a favourite of Gujarat's cooperative dairies.
1,200–1,500 kg per lactation; 7% fat
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