Derives its name from the place of its origin. All popular names are based on the names of respective regions.
Major utility
Food - Milk; Work - Draught
Comments on utility
These buffaloes are used for heavy draught purpose. Farmers prefer this breed due to its low maintance cost, efficiency of feed conversion, moderate production and better adapation to local climatic conditions.
Comments on breeding tract
This breed is native to the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.
Adaptability to environment
Adapted to hot climate. Shape and size of horns is such that they help the animals to protect them from wild animals while moving through forest.
Population
Year
Population
Other information
1997
422436
Livestock Census. 1997. Maharastra
2004
240000
2.4 to 2.6 lakhs. Source: Indian J. Animal Sciences, 2008. 78(4):437.
2013
73584
Source: Estimated Livestock Population Breed Wise Based on Breed Survey 2013. Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Government of India, New Delhi
Management
Management system
Semi-Intensive
Mobility
Stationary
Feeding of adults
Grazing Fodder and Concentrate
Comments on Management
Housing is provided mostly during night. Buffaloes and heifers are reared in this area as source of extra income. They are mainly reared for fat production. Maintenance cost is very low.
Morphology
Colour
Black coloured animals with white patches on face, legs and tail tips. Puranthadi strain is slightly brownish.
Horn shape and size
Horns are flat, curved and carried back on side of the neck nearly to shoulders like a pair of swords, horn tips pointed, upward in orientation mostly. Horns are heavier in males than in the females. Horns are long (50-65 cm.)
Visible characteristics
Flat, curved and long horns on side of neck.
Male
Female
Overall
Height (avg. cm.)
124.0
123.0
Body Length (avg. cm.)
133.0
121.0
Heart girth (avg. cm.)
179.0
175.0
Body weight (avg. kg.)
396.0
349.0
Birth weight (avg. kg.)
29.0
28.0
28.5
Performance
Average
Minimum
Maximum
Age at first parturition (months)
57.0
50.0
60.0
Parturition interval (months)
14.0
11.0
24.0
Milk yield per lactation (kg)
1039.0
760.0
1500.0
Milk Fat (%)
8.25
7.0
8.8
Any Peculiarity of the breed
Farmers of this reasion perfer to maintain this breed mainly due to its very low maintance cost, high fat in milkand regularity in breeding.
All the above information of following Indian Breed is collected from Public Database of NBAGR, India. We (Digi Vets) just published information in an original format, without making any changes. The value of statistics can be changed in future according to census.
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