List of domestic Asian water buffalo breeds

List of domestic Asian water buffalo breeds

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.

Domestic water buffalo working in Indonesia.
Bulgarian Murrah

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.

  • Anatolian buffalo[1] (Dairy/Draught)
  • Carabao - Philippines (Dairy/Meat/Draught)
  • Egyptian buffalo[2] (Dairy/Draught)
  • Kundi buffalo[3] (Dairy)
  • Malaysian buffalo[4] (Draught)
  • Murrah buffalo (Dairy)
  • Bulgarian Murrah (Dairy)
  • Nili-Ravi buffalo[5] (Dairy)
  • Pandharpuri buffalo[6] (Dairy)
  • Romanian buffalo (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)

References

  1. ^ Anatolia buffalo, "Breeds of Livestock," Oklahoma State University Board of Regents. All rights reserved. [1] Last retrieved 2008 July 10
  2. ^ Egyptian buffalo, "Breeds of Livestock," Oklahoma State University Board of Regents. All rights reserved. [2] Last retrieved 2008 July 10
  3. ^ Kundi buffalo, "Breeds of Livestock," Oklahoma State University Board of Regents. All rights reserved. [3] Last retrieved 2008 July 10
  4. ^ Malaysian buffalo, "Breeds of Livestock," Oklahoma State University Board of Regents. All rights reserved. [4] Last retrieved 2008 July 10
  5. ^ Nili-Ravi, "Breeds of Livestock," Oklahoma State University Board of Regents. All rights reserved. [5] Last retrieved 2008 July 10
  6. ^ Pandharpuri, "Breeds of Livestock," Oklahoma State University Board of Regents. All rights reserved. [6] Last retrieved 2008 July 10

See also

  • List of cattle breeds

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