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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Dual Purpose
Nagpuri
Maharashtra
A light, agile buffalo of the Vidarbha region used both for milk and for draught work in the black cotton soil belt.
700–1,200 kg per lactation; 7.7% 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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Bhadawari
Milk
Bhadawari
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
A copper-coloured buffalo of the Chambal ravines, producing the highest fat milk of any buffalo in the world — up to 13% in some animals.
800–1,000 kg per lactation; 6–13% fat
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