Murrah buffalo
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| Murrah buffaloes in the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) at its Central Mindanao University (CMU) facility in Maramag, Bukidnon. | |
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| Species: | B. bubalis
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| Bubalus bubalis | |
The Murrah breed of Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is the premier milking buffalo. It is originally from Haryana and Punjab states of India/Pakistan, but has been used to improve the milk production of dairy buffalo in other countries, such as Italy, Bulgaria, Egypt and Pakistan. In Italy, it is the basis of Mozzarella cheese production, and therefore Italian Pizza. By Italian law, Mozzarella may only be made from buffalo milk, which is preferred for its very high butterfat content, up to 16% compared with 4% for European (Bos taurus) dairy breeds such as Jersey cattle and 8% for Zebu (Bos indicus) breeds such as Sahiwal.
Appearance
Jet black in colour, sometimes with white markings on face or legs. Bulls weigh 550 kg and cows 450 kg[1].
In Brazil this breed of buffalo is very used for production of meat and also milk. They are docile and productive animals[2]
References
- ^ Photos description and more information
- ^ Source:brazilian agronomist Dalton C. Rocha.E-mail: daltonagre@uol.com.br
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