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Among indigenous humped (Bos indicus) cattle, Sahiwal (Punjab/Haryana, yielding 2,800–4,200 liters per lactation with 4.5%–5.0% fat), Gir (Gujarat, yielding 2,500–4,000 liters of prized A2 beta-casein milk), Red Sindhi, and Rathi are the top milk producers. Among dairy buffaloes, Murrah (Haryana, yielding 2,500–3,600 liters with 7%–8% fat) and Jaffarabadi lead national output.

Indigenous zebu breeds feature natural heat tolerance and tick resistance compared to exotic crossbreds.

For commercial meat farming (chevon), Black Bengal (renowned for high prolificacy with twin/triplet kiddings and tender meat), Sirohi (Rajasthan, fast-growing), and Boer crosses are the top performers. For dual-purpose meat and milk, Jamnapari (UP, yielding 2–3 liters milk/day), Beetal (Punjab, prolific twinner yielding 1.5–2.5 liters milk), and Osmanabadi (Maharashtra, highly hardy and drought-tolerant) are the premier breeds.

Goat farming offers 40%–50% ROI due to lower initial capital and fast 6–8 month kid marketing cycles.

Under the revised National Livestock Mission (NLM), individual farmers, SHGs, and FPOs receive 50% capital subsidy (up to ₹50 Lakh) for establishing 500-doe commercial goat/sheep breeding farms with modern sheds. Under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF), term loans up to 90% project cost are provided with a 3% interest subvention for bulk milk coolers, chilling centers, and processing plants.

Applications are submitted online via the central NLM portal (nlm.udyamimitra.in).

Pashu KCC provides collateral-free working capital loans up to ₹1,60,000 at a 7% nominal interest rate, which reduces to an effective 4% net interest rate after the 3% prompt repayment subvention from the Government of India. The scale of finance is ₹40,000–₹45,000 per dairy cow, ₹55,000–₹62,000 per buffalo, and ₹4,000–₹6,000 per goat/sheep.

Sanctioned limits can be drawn via RuPay debit card at village micro-ATMs and input stores.