List of Domestic Asian Water buffalo breeds
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Common Domestic Asian Water buffalo are the descendants of the now designated endangered species
Wild Asian Water buffalo
, bred predominantly in Asia
for thousands of years for use by humans. Their main domestic uses are as draught animals, dairy producers
and meat production
.
Now an endangered species
, the Wild Asian Water Buffalo
is the ancestor species from which all Domestic Asian Water buffalo breeds have descended:
This is a list of Domestic Asian Water buffalo breeds and their uses.
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
Wild Asian Water buffalo
Wild Asian Water Buffalo
The wild water buffalo also called Asian buffalo and Asiatic buffalo is a large bovine native to Southeast Asia...
, bred predominantly in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
for thousands of years for use by humans. Their main domestic uses are as draught animals, dairy producers
Milk
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
and meat production
Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is used as food. Most often, this means the skeletal muscle and associated fat and other tissues, but it may also describe other edible tissues such as organs and offal...
.
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
, the Wild Asian Water Buffalo
Wild Asian Water Buffalo
The wild water buffalo also called Asian buffalo and Asiatic buffalo is a large bovine native to Southeast Asia...
is the ancestor species from which all Domestic Asian Water buffalo breeds have descended:
This is a list of Domestic Asian Water buffalo breeds and their uses.
- Anatolian buffalo (Dairy/Draught)
- CarabaoCarabaoThe carabao or Bubalus bubalis carabanesis is a subspecies of the domesticated water buffalo found in the Philippines, Guam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and various parts of Southeast Asia...
- Philippines (Dairy/Meat/Draught) - Egyptian buffalo (Dairy/Draught)
- Kundi buffalo (Dairy)
- Malaysian buffalo (Draught)
- Murrah buffaloMurrah BuffaloThe Murrah breed of Water buffalo is a breed of domestic water buffalo kept for dairy production. It is originally from Punjab and Haryana states of India and Punjab province of Pakistan, but has been used to improve the milk production of dairy buffalo in other countries, such as Italy, Bulgaria...
(Dairy) - Bulgarian Murrah (Dairy)
- Nili-Ravi buffaloNiliraviNiliravi is a Buffalo breed from the state of Punjab, India, that gives large quantity of milk....
(Dairy) - Pandharpuri buffaloPandharpuri BuffaloThe pandharpuri buffalo is native to the dry regions of Solapur, Kolhapur, and Sangli in India. The name is derived from the town Pandharpur in Solapur.The pandharpuri buffalo has 45-50 centimetre-long horns which are sometimes twisted.-External...
(Dairy) - Romanian buffaloRomanian buffaloRomanian Buffalo is a variety of the Domestic Water buffalo from Transylvania, Romania.-Origin and development:...
(Dairy/meat/draught) - Surti buffalo (Dairy/ Draught)
- Bhadawari buffalo (dairy/draught)
- Mehsana Buffalo (Dairy)
- Jaffarabadi Buffalo (Dairy)
- Toraja Buffalo(Dairy/meat/draught)
- Izakhli Buffalo- Pakistan ( Meat/Draught)