Introduction of excellent buffalo breeds and characteristics

Buffalo characteristics:

Buffalo is a large economic animal in tropical and subtropical regions, with the advantages of strong physique, gentle temperament, resistance to high temperature and high humidity, resistance to rough feeding, strong disease resistance, long service life and so on.

The buffalo has a high conversion rate of roughage energy and crude protein and a strong ability to digest crude fiber. it can make full use of a large number of green roughage which can not be directly used by human beings and other livestock and poultry, and turn agricultural and sideline products into nutritious food necessary for human beings. And do not compete with people and animals for food.

The common buffalo feeds are as follows:

Female buffaloes generally begin to produce milk when they are about 3 years old, and a milk production cycle is about 300 days. The golden period of milk production generally occurs from the second to the fourth calving. Female buffaloes are properly fed and managed to produce milk until they are 15 to 20 years old.

Buffalo type:

Buffalo can be divided into two types: river buffalo and swamp buffalo. River buffalo is mainly distributed in India, Pakistan and Mediterranean coastal countries and regions, while swamp buffalo is mainly distributed in China and Southeast Asian countries.

Chinese buffalo is a swamp buffalo with 24 local breeds. Shanghai buffalo, Haizi buffalo, mountain buffalo, Wenzhou buffalo, Dongliu buffalo, fuan buffalo, Xinfeng mountain buffalo, Xiajiang buffalo, Xinyang buffalo, Enshi mountain buffalo, Jianghan buffalo, lakeside buffalo, Xinglong buffalo, Fuzhong buffalo, Xilin buffalo, Fuling buffalo, Yibin buffalo, Dechang buffalo, Guizhou buffalo, Guizhou white buffalo, Dehong buffalo, southeast Yunnan buffalo, Yanjin buffalo, southern Shaanxi buffalo.