At the national level to identify breeds, the Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding (Animal Husbandry), Veterinary College, Anand Krishi University, studies the unidentified breeds of domestic animals. In the last six-seven years, the department has nationally recognized the Kutchi-Sindhi of horses, Panchali of sheep, Kahmi of goats, Dagri of cows, and Kharai breeds of camels. Halari and Kutchi are the two breeds in the list of donkeys. To identify and register these breeds the Sahajivan Trust, in Kutch has assisted the department. After studying these breeds, the report was sent to the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) at Karnal (Haryana) through the Animal Husbandry Department of the state government, which has identified seven new breeds in the state. Rajasthan with 24 breeds of cattle, Gujarat has become the second-largest state in the country. Halari donkey that stands apart from other donkeys is recently recognized. It is a full white tall gigantic and tou

Author-Shlok Talati