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Buffaloes
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Taxonomical classification
• Kingdom : Animal
• Phylum : Chordata
• Class : Mammalia
• Order : Artiodactyls
• Sub order : Ruminantia
• Family : Bovidae
• Sub Family : Bovines
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Genus
1.Bubalus : B.bubalis,B.carabanensis
2. Anoa : B.depressicorsais
3.Syncerus : S.caffer,S.c.nanus
4. Bison. : American bison
5. Poephagus : Yak
6. Bibos : Guar
7.Bos : B.taurus,B.Indicus
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CLASIFFICATION OF BUFFALO
(Based on Domestication)
Buffalo
African wild buffalo Asian buffalo
Wild Buffalo Domestic Buffalo
S.caffer caffer
S.c.brachycers Indian wild Arni River type
S.c.nanus Babalus arni
Bubalus bubalus
Anoa
B.deprssicorais
Swamp type
Tamaro Bubalus carabanensis
B.mindorensis
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Classification of Indian Buffalo breeds
Buffalo
Punjab& Haryana UP
Gujarat Central Indian South Indian
Murrah ,
Surti,
Nliravi Bhadawari,& Nagpuri,,Pand
Jaffarbadi Kanara,Toda
Tarai aripuri,Manda
Mehasana
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Buffaloes
River
1. Murrah Swap Type
2. Niliravi
3. Godavari 1. Kerabao
4. Jaffarbadi 2. Tedang
5. Surti 3. Brazil
6. Mehasana
4. Kalaban
7. Badavari
5. Tamaro
8. Nagpuri
9. Pandaripuri
6. Thailand
10. Marthwada
11. Toda
12. Egyptian
13. JImes
14. Khoozestani
15. Myanmar
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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
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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) 453
Breed milk information
• Milk yield per lactation (kg) 1828
• Lactation length (day) 300
• Milk fat (%) 7.2
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Godavari
Evolved 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
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Productive traits
Parturition interval (day, avg) 440
Age at first parturition (month) 40
Seasonality (no,avg) 140
Age of breeding animals (month) 37
Birth weight at birth male 34
Age of maturity (month) 51
Birth 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) 2336
Lactation length (day) 289
Milk fat (%) 8.5
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Surti
Breed local names
Deccani,Gujarati, Nadiadi, Surati
Location
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 information
1.Parturition interval (day, avg) 430
2.Age at first parturition (month) 35
3.Seasonality (no,avg) 130
4.Age of breeding animals (M) 26
5.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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Bhadawari
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
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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 neck
Tail is comparatively short reaching
below hock
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Productive Traits
Parturition interval (day, avg) 350
Age at first parturition (month) 56
Seasonality (no,avg) 140
Age of breeding animals (M) 29
Birth weight male ( Kg) 32
Age of maturity (avg, month) 51
Birth weightFemale(Kg) 28
Milk information
Milk yield per lactation (kg) 1050
Lactation length (day) 285
Milk fat (%) 7
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PANDARIPURI
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MARTHWADA
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Toda
Breed local names Deccani
Gujarati Nadiadi Surati
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PRODUCTION TRAITS
Age at first parturition (month) 47
Seasonality (no,avg) 160
Age of breeding animals (avg, month) 24
Birth weight 23
Calving interval 480
Breed milk information
Milk yield per lactation (kg) 700
Lactation length (day) 250
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Egyptian buffalo
Local 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 : Milk
Colour :
• Black or dark grey, often with white
on head, feet and tail
• Horns are sickle shaped
Production 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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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
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Tedong
Productive Traits
Age of breeding : 18 M
Age at maturity : 30 M
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Brazil Tipo Baio
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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 Buffalo
Local name:
Kra boo,Siamesee,Kwai
Uses :Draught power
Physical 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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THANK YOU
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Bublis deprissicorn(Anoa)
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African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
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American bison & Yak
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