buffalo breeds 1
DESCRIPTION
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Classification of Buffaloes
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Taxonomical classification
• Kingdom : Animal
• Phylum : Chordata
• Class : Mammalia
• Order : Artiodactyls
• Sub order : RRuminantia
• Family : Bovidae
• Sub Family : Bovines
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Genus1.Bubalus : B.bubalis,B.carabanensis2. Anoa : B.depressicorsais3.Syncerus : S.caffer,S.c.nanus4. Bison. : American bison5. Poephagus : Yak6. Bibos : Guar7.Bos : B.taurus,B.Indicus
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CLASIFFICATION OF BUFFALO(Based on Domestication)
BuffaloBuffalo
African wild buffalo Asian buffalo
Wild Buffalo Domestic Buffalo
Indian wild ArniBabalus arni
AnoaB.deprssicorais
TamaroB.mindorensis
River typeBubalus bubalus
Swamp typeBubalus carabanensis
S.caffer caffer
S.c.brachycers
S.c.nanus
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Classification of Indian Buffalo breeds
Buffalo
Punjab& HaryanaGujarat
UP Central Indian
South Indian
Kanara,Toda
Murrah ,Nliravi
Surti,JaffarbadiMehasana
Bhadawari,& Tarai
Nagpuri,,Pandaripuri,Manda
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Buffaloes
River 1. Murrah2. Niliravi3. Godavari4. Jaffarbadi5. Surti6. Mehasana7. Badavari8. Nagpuri9. Pandaripuri10. Marthwada11. Toda12. Egyptian13. JImes14. Khoozestani15. Myanmar
Swap Type
1. Kerabao2. Tedang3. Brazil4. Kalaban5. Tamaro6. Thailand
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Murrah
Breed local names Dharwari in Karnataka, Kali,Kundi
in Delhi
Location Haryana and Delhi
Uses Milk
Breed colour Jet black with markings on tail,
face & extremities ,massive body, Long tail with white switch Short and tightly coiled and spiral
in form
Home
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Murrah
PERFORMANCE CHARECTERS• Parturition interval (days) 400• Age at first parturition (month) 40• Age of breeding animals (M) 32.6• Birth weight 29.4• Age of maturity (avg, month) 50• Calving interval (days) 453Breed milk information• Milk yield per lactation (kg) 1828Milk yield per lactation (kg) 1828• Lactation length (day) 300Lactation length (day) 300• Milk fat (%) 7.2Milk fat (%) 7.2
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GodavariEvolved by crossing Native buffalo x Murrah
Location : Godavari & Krishna delta of AP
Breed Characters
Colour is black
Coarse sparse brown hair
Horns are short, flat, curved,
Slightly downward ,backwards forward with loose ring at the top
Lactation length 1200-1500Lts
Calving interval 380 Days
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Nili-Ravi
Breed local names NiliRavi Pancha Kalyani
Location Indo-Pak border in Ferozepur and
Amritsar districts of Punjab
Uses MILKPhysical characters
Usually black, occasionally brown, wall eyes and white marks on head, legs
tail,&muzzle
Horns are small and tightly curled but slightly open as compared to that of Murrah
Tail switch is white
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Productive traitsParturition interval (day, avg) 440Age at first parturition (month) 40Seasonality (no,avg) 140Age of breeding animals (month) 37Birth weight at birth male 34Age of maturity (month) 51Birth weight Female 27.5
Milk information Milk yield per lactation (kg) 1850 Lactation length (day 298 Milk fat (%) 7.6
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Jaffarabadi
Breed local names
Gir ,Jaffri & Bhavanagri
Location Kathiawar, Gujarat
Uses MILK
Physical Characters colour Black Long body, massive head Large horns going downward
sideways compressing the head Fore head is prominent
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Performance information Parturition interval (day, avg) 440 Age at first parturition (month) 51 Seasonality (no,avg) 150 Age of breeding animals (M) 30 Birth weight (Kg) 27.5
Milk information
Milk yield per lactation (kg) 2336Lactation length (day) 289Milk fat (%) 8.5
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Surti
Breed local names Deccani,Gujarati, Nadiadi, SuratiLocation Anand, Kaira and Baroda districts of Gujarat Uses Milk .Physical Character Colour rusty brown sometimes
silver grey Massive body Long tail Horns are medium sized, sickle
shaped curving downward, backward and upward
Two white collars one around the jaw &other at brisket
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Performance information1.Parturition interval (day, avg) 4302.Age at first parturition (month) 353.Seasonality (no,avg) 1304.Age of breeding animals (M) 265.Birth weight (Kg) 24
Milk information* Milk yield per lactation (kg) 1400* Lactation length (day) 340* Milk fat (%) 7.9
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Mehsana
Breed local names Mahesani (Surti x Murrah)
Location Mehsana,Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad districts of Gujarat
Uses Milk
Physical Characters Black, grey, brown long body Horns are Sickle shaped &
less curved
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Production performance Parturition interval (days) 315 Age at first parturition (M) 23 Seasonality (no,avg) 134 Age of breeding animals (M) 30 Birth weight (Kg) 29
Milk information Milk yield per lactation (kg) 2000 Lactation length (day) 315 Milk fat (%) 7.2
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Bhadawari
Breed local names Etawah Location within country Agra and Etawah districts of Uttar
Pradesh, and Bhind Morena districts of Madhya Pradesh
Uses Milk and This breed is famous for high butter fat
Breed colour Rusty brown sometimes silver grey& copper-colored with pale legs Horns are curve outward, downward,
backward parallel and close to neck and finally upwards
Thick & long with brown tail switch. Hind quarter higher than the fore
quarter
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Productive traits Parturition interval (day, avg) 390 Age at first parturition (month) 45 Seasonality (no,avg) 128 Age of breeding animals (M) 27 Birth weight 25
Breed milk information Milk yield per lactation (kg) 900 Lactation length (day) 280 Milk fat (%) 7.5
Bhadawari
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Nagpuri
Breed local names
Berar Ellichpuri Gaulani & Gauli
Location Nagpur, Wardha and Berar districts of Maharashtra
Uses Milk &draught power .
Breed colour Usually black, sometimes black with white patch on the face and legs Relatively short tail Horns are long, flat, curved and carried back on either side of neckTail is comparatively short reaching below hock
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Productive TraitsParturition interval (day, avg) 350Age at first parturition (month) 56Seasonality (no,avg) 140Age of breeding animals (M) 29Birth weight male ( Kg) 32Age of maturity (avg, month) 51Birth weightFemale(Kg) 28
Milk informationMilk yield per lactation (kg) 1050Lactation length (day) 285Milk fat (%) 7
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PANDARIPURI
Habitat Southern Maharashtra
Average Production Traits Phenotypic Traits
305 days Milk Yield
1400 Kg Horns Long touching hock bone
Age at First Calving
44.8 months Colour Blackish with grey
Lactation Length
350 days Size Medium
Calving Interval
465 days ForeheadLong narrow face, Prominent
thick neck
Tail Short, White switch common
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Habitat Marathwada region of Maharashtra
Average Production Traits Phenotypic Traits
305 days Milk Yield
1000 Kg HornsMedium length, parallel to neck
reaching shoulder
Age at First Calving
55.7 months Colour Grayish black to jet black
Lactation Length
300 days Size Light to medium, Compact stature
Calving Interval 435 days ForeheadLong narrow face, White mark on
head common
Tail Short, White switch common
MARTHWADA
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Toda
Breed local names Deccani Gujarati Nadiadi Surati
Location within country Nilgiri, North-western Tamil Nadu
Uses Milk
Breed colour Grey, light or dark, calf is fawn
colored at birth Horns are long, wide apart curving outward, slightly downward, upward and inward at points Thick hair coat is found all over the body
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PRODUCTION TRAITSAge at first parturition (month) 47Seasonality (no,avg) 160Age of breeding animals (avg, month) 24Birth weight 23Calving interval 480Breed milk informationMilk yield per lactation (kg) 700Lactation length (day) 250
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Egyptian buffaloLocal names : Menufi/Behari,
Location :Lower Egypt (northern Egypt) & delta and mid Egypt
Physical Characters• Black& Grey • Long curved Horns tips bending
slightly upwards Performance Characters• Parturition Interval : 525 Days• Age at first calving : 40 M • Age at breeding : 36 M• Milk Yield /Lacta. : 1500 Kg• Lactation Length : 250 Days• Milk Fat (%) : 7.7
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Jimes
Location :South-eastern and northern Iraq . High resistance to different endemic diseases
Uses : MilkColour :• Black or dark grey, often with white
on head, feet and tail• Horns are sickle shapedProduction Performance• Age at First calving : 48 M• Age of maturity : 40 M• Birth weight : 39 Kg• Milk tield /Lacta. :1550 Kg• Lactation lenth : 240 Days• Fat (%) : 6.75
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Khoozestani
• Location :Khuzestan province of Iran
• Uses : Milk
• Breed characters• Black with markings on the
forehead & feet
• Horns are flat &curved upward
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Local : Bama Kywe Location : Wet zone of Lower
Myanmar, northern wet zone and coastal area
Physical Characters• Wither height (avg, cm) 115• Weight (avg, kg)300
Production characters• Milk yield per lactation (kg) 404• Lactation length (day) 298• Milk fat (%) 7
MYNMAR SWAMPBUFFALO
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SWAMP BUFFALOES
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Indonesian Kerabao
Local names Javanese,Karabou
Location Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan,
Sulawesi, Nusatenggara
Uses : Draugt
Physical characters Colour : Grayish black swamp type, massive
muscles covering the skeleton,
strong, short legs and neck Curved horns
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Kerabao
• Productive Traits• Age at first calving : 40 M• Age Breeding animals : 18 M • Age of Maturity : 30 M
(Male)• Milk Yield/Lacta. : 600
Kg• Lactation length : 130
Days• No. Of Lactations : 12
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Indonesian Tedong
Location : South Sulawesi
Uses : Meat
Physical characters• Grayish to black
Or White with black spots
• Horns are that point
horizontally backwards
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Tedong
Productive Traits
Age at first calving : 40 M
Age of breeding : 18 M
Age at maturity : 30 M
Lactation length : 130 (days)
Milk Fat (%) : 10
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Brazil Tipo Baio
• Local name: Vermelho• B. bubalis fulvus • Location: Amazan area• Physical characters• The breed is well adapted to the locally
adverse conditions• Black ,& Horns are curved• Productive characters• Age of breeding : 36 M• Birth weight : 34 kg• Milk yield : 1200 kg• Lactation length : 200 Days• Milk Fat (%) : 7.0
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Brazil Kalaban• Swamp type buffalo.
Colour : Black Productive Traits• Age of breeding : 32 M• Birth weight : 31 Kg• Milk yield : 600 Kg• Lactation length: 300
Days• Milk Fat (%) : 7.4
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Philippine Tamarao
B. mindorensis
Location : Mindoro Uses : Meat
Physical Traits Colour is Black, grey,
brown This breed is very hardy,
it can exist on poor quality forage.
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Thailand BuffaloLocal name: Kra boo,Siamesee,KwaiUses :Draught powerPhysical characters Grey or black with white chevron
below neck and white stocking on feet
Horns are back swept horns Productive characters Age of breeding : 30 M Birth weight : 30kg Milk yield : 447kg Lactation length : 315 Days Milk Fat (%) : 9.3
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African Buffalo
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American bison & Yak
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