Buffalo farming is not a new concept in the new world. Wild water buffaloes were domesticated in the Indian subcontinent about 5000 years ago, and about 4000 years ago in China.
There are two types of water buffaloes which are raised by the farmers. These two types are recognized based on morphological and behavioral criteria.
These recognized two types are the river buffalo and the swamp buffalo. The river buffaloes are found in the Indian subcontinent and further west to the Balkans and Italy.
The Murrah buffalo is a breed of domestic water buffalo which was originated from India. It is a popular dairy buffalo breed and kept mainly for milk production. The home tract of this breed is Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Jind, Jhajhar, Hisar and Rohtak districts of Haryana. The breed is also found in Nabha and Patiala districts …
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The Australian buffalo is a feral breed of water buffalo which is found in the Northern Territory. It is also known as the Australian Swamp Buffalo, Riverine Buffalo (river-type) and Australiano (in Venezuela). It is actually a descendant of water buffaloes brought to the Northern Territory to Timor, Kisar and other islands of Indonesia. It …
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The Bhadawari buffalo is a breed of water buffalo from India. It is actually an improved water buffalo breed from Uttar Pradesh, India. The breed is kept mainly for milk production in the Agra and Etawah districts, and also the Bhind and Morena districts of Madhya Pradesh. It is also known as Bhadwari and Etawah. …
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The Carabao buffalo is a swamp-type breed of domestic water buffalo which is native to the Philippines. It is considered the national animal of the Philippines. It is also the official animal of the state of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. During 300 to 200 BCE, water buffaloes were probably introduced to the Philippines by Malay immigrants. …
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The Italian Mediterranean buffalo is of the River sub-type of water buffalo. It is also known as Bufala Mediterranea Italiana. As the name suggests, it is actually an Italian water buffalo breed. It is similar to the buffalo breeds of Romania, Hungary and the Balkan countries. Currently the Italian Mediterranean buffalo breed is found throughout …
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The Nagpuri buffalo is a very good breed of water buffalo from India. It is actually from Maharashtra, and it stands better amongst the buffalo breeds which combine the milk and drought qualities in a better proportion in adverse climatic conditions. It is a River type buffalo breed. It is also known by many other …
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The Nili-Ravi buffalo is a breed of domestic buffalo which is similar to the Murrah buffalo. It is distributed in Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, Philippines and Sri Lanka. But it is principally distributed in Pakistan and India, and is concentrated in the Punjab. It is mainly a dairy buffalo breed and used principally for milk …
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The Pandharpuri buffalo is a breed of water buffalo originated from India. It is native to the dry regions of Kolhapur, Solapur, Sangli and Satara districts of Maharashtra, India. It is known to have been kept for more than 150 years in the breeding tract. It is named from the town Pandharpur in Solapur, and …
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The Romanian buffalo is a multipurpose breed of water buffalo. As the name suggests it is from Romania, and the breed is also known as Bivol românesc. The breed was actually developed from the Mediterranean type of water buffalo. Introgression has been made since 1960 from Murrah buffalo stock from Bulgaria. A herdbook for the …
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The Surti buffalo is a breed of water buffalo which is found in the Charottar tract of Gujarat, India. It is actually found between the Mahi and Sabarmati rivers. The best animals of this breed are found in Anand, Baroda and Kaira districts of Gujarat. It is also known by many other different names such …
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