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Subject:- Animal Husbandry
Livestock & Poultry Scientific name & Family
| Common name | Family | Scientific name |
| Indian cattle | Bovidae | Bos indicus |
| Exotic cattle | Bovidae | Bos taurus |
| Buffalo | Bovidae | Bubalus bubalis |
| Goat | Bovidae | Capra hircus |
| Sheep | Bovidae | Ovis aries |
| Yak | Bovidae | Bos gruniens |
| Mithun | Bovidae | Bos frontalis |
| Pig | Suidae | Sus domesticus |
| Rabbit | Lagomorpha | Oryctolagus cuniculus |
| Camel | Camelidae | Camelus bactrianus (Asian two hump camel) Camelus dromedarius (Arabian one hump camel) |
| Horse | Equidae | Equus caballus |
| Ass | Equidae | Equus asinus |
| Poultry | ||
| Chicken/Fowl | Phasianidae | Gallus domesticus |
| Duck | Anatidae | Anas platyrhynchos |
| Quail | Phasianidae | Coturnix coturnix japonica |
| Turkey | Phasianidae | Meleagris gallopavo |
| Guinea fowl | Numididae | Numida meleagris |
| Goose | Anatidae | Anser anser |
| Emu | Dromaiidae (or Dromiceiidae) |
Dromaius novaehollandiae |
Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR)
Animal genetic resources (AnGR) include all types of species and breeds of livestock and poultry. India is very rich in animal genetic resources having 184 registered breeds of livestock and poultry.
Number of Registered Indigenous Breeds of Livestock in India
(As on 5 September 2018; according to the ICAR-NBAGR)
| Species of livestock | No. of registered breeds in India |
| Cattle | 43 |
| Buffalo | 16 |
| Sheep | 43 |
| Goat | 34 |
| Horse and Pony | 7 |
| Donkey | 2 |
| Pig | 8 |
| Camel | 9 |
| Yak | 1 |
| Chicken | 19 |
| Duck | 1 |
| Geese | 1 |
| Total | 184 |
NBAGR
National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, located at Karnal, Haryana is the nodal agency in India for registration of breeds of livestock and poultry of our country. Newly identified breeds are approved by Breed Registration Committee of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) headed by Deputy Director General (Animal Science), ICAR and represented by National Biodiversity Authority, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (Gol), ADGs (ICAR), Directors of species specific animal science institutes of ICAR and NBAGR.
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