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Draught water buffalo in the Foro Romano, 1900; on the left are the three columns of the Temple of Castor and Pollux. Cow in the Agro Pontino. There are conflicting hypotheses concerning the origins of the European water buffalo: one, based on fossil bones found in the valleys of the Elbe and the Rhine, is that it descends from the extinct European wild species Bubalus murrensis; others ...
The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), also called domestic water buffalo, Asian water buffalo and Asiatic water buffalo, is a large bovid originating in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Today, it is also kept in Italy, the Balkans, Australia, North America, South America and some African countries. [ 1 ]
The history of water buffalo in Italy is not settled. One theory is that Asian water buffalo were brought to Italy by Goths during the migrations of the early medieval period . [ 24 ] However, according to the Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, the "most likely hypothesis" is that they were introduced by Normans ...
Indonesian wild buffalo: Indonesian water buffalo, Indonesian swamp buffalo, Indonesian buffalo: Indonesia: a feral water buffalo breed, introduced to Komodo and Flores: Iranian Azari ecotype: see § Azari: an ecotype of the § Iranian [3] Iraqi: Al Jamoose, Jimes = water buffalo other: Dwab (Dauab), Granish: Iraq: meat, dairy, ridden work animal
A 2021 study suggested that traditional European water buffalo breeds such as the Italian Mediterranean buffalo and the Romanian buffalo had unique DNA sequences that could indicate that wild water buffalo from Europe were involved in breed formation, which would also point to late survival. [14]
An escaped water buffalo was located Wednesday, days after it was shot and wounded during a weekend attempt to return it to its owner's suburban property, officials said. The animal was found in a ...
Only selected mozzarella di bufala campana PDO is a style made from the milk of Italian buffalo raised in designated areas of Campania, Lazio, Apulia, and Molise. Unlike other mozzarellas—50% of whose production derives from non-Italian and often semi-coagulated milk [ 20 ] —it holds the status of a protected designation of origin (PDO ...
An "aggressive" water buffalo escaped from its owner in Iowa over the weekend and remained on the loose Tuesday, with police urging residents in and around Des Moines to keep their eyes peeled and ...