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The domestic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is descended from the wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), now designated an endangered species.Water buffaloes have been bred, predominantly in Asia, for thousands of years for use by humans.
The water buffalo is the main dairy animal in Pakistan, with 23.47 million head in 2010. [39] Of these, 76% are kept in the Punjab. The rest are mostly kept in the province of Sindh. The water buffalo breeds used are the Nili-Ravi, Kundi, and Azi Kheli. [40]
Domestic water buffalo are the descendants of the Wild Asian Water buffalo, now designated an endangered species. They have been bred for human use for thousands of years, predominantly in Asia. Their main domestic uses are as draught animals, dairy producers and meat production. The main page for this category is "List of water buffalo breeds".
The Italian Mediterranean buffalo or bufala mediterranea italiana is an Italian breed of water buffalo. [3] It is of the River sub-type of water buffalo and is similar to the buffalo breeds of Hungary, Romania and the Balkan countries. It is the only indigenous water buffalo breed in Italy.
Water buffalo breeds (1 C, 16 P) M. Buffalo milk (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Water buffalo" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Buffalypso, also called Trinidadian Buffalo, is a breed of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) developed in Trinidad by veterinarian Stephen Bennett (1922–2011) in the early 1960s. [1] The buffalypso is the result of breeding programs that crossed the swamp-type carabao with river-type buffaloes like the Murrah buffalo , the Surti buffalo , the ...
The Nagpuri is a breed of water buffalo originating in Maharashtra, India. It stands better amongst the breeds of buffaloes which combine the milk and drought qualities in a better proportion in adverse climatic conditions. [clarification needed] It is a River type buffalo. It is a central Indian breed. [1]
Nili-Ravi is a breed of domestic water buffalo of Punjab. It is distributed principally in Pakistan and India, concentrated in the Punjab region. [3] [4]: 69 It is similar to the Murrah breed of buffalo, and is reared mainly for dairy use. The average milk yield is approximately 2000 kg per year; the record yield is 6535 kg in a lactation of ...