Pandharpuri Buffalo
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The 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 horn
s which are sometimes twisted.
Solapur
Solapur is a city in South Western Maharashtra, India governed by municipal corporation.Solapur is one of the four districts that form the region of Western Maharashtra . It is the fourth largest district in Maharashtra in terms of land area and seventh largest in terms of population...
, Kolhapur, and Sangli
Sangli
Sangli is a city in the state of Maharashtra of India. Sangli is known as the Turmeric city for its vast production of Turmeric. Sangli is situated on the banks of river Krishna and is the largest market place for Turmeric in Asia and houses many sugar factories, which it is also noted for...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The name is derived from the town Pandharpur
Pandharpur
Pandharpur is an important pilgrimage city on the Bhimā river in Solāpur district, Maharashtra, India. The Vithoba temple attracts about half a million Hindu pilgrims during the major yātrā in the month of Ashadh ....
in Solapur.
The pandharpuri buffalo has 45-50 centimetre-long horn
Horn (anatomy)
A horn is a pointed projection of the skin on the head of various animals, consisting of a covering of horn surrounding a core of living bone. True horns are found mainly among the ruminant artiodactyls, in the families Antilocapridae and Bovidae...
s which are sometimes twisted.
External links
- http://lprdad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=adb841e52f852e88be69fcb036c44606,reportsreport13_50000020
- http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/other/buffalo/pandharpuri/index.htm
- http://cirb.gov.in/buffalo/pandharpuri.htm
- http://www.jphpk.gov.my/English/buffalo%20breeds.htm
- http://mahavet.mah.nic.in/Photo%20galary/PHOTO.htmL
- http://dahd.nic.in/ch7/chap7.htm
- http://ibic.lib.ku.ac.th/e-Bulletin/2005-24.htm
- http://www.nbagr.ernet.in/DNAFU%20Projects.html
- http://lprdad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=adb841e52f852e88be69fcb036c44606,reportsreport10
- http://www.iwm.org.uk/server/?search_word=deccan+horse&change=SearchResults
- http://www.icar.org.in/anrep/200405/as.pdf
- http://orissaahvs.com/website/bio-diversity-in-orissa/buffalo.htm