Key Physical & Phenotypic Characteristics
- •Jet black coat with small white markings occasionally on switch of tail
- •Tightly and elegantly curled horns resembling a spiral ring ('Murra')
- •Heavy, wedge-shaped body with clean thin neck and small fine head
- •Well-developed bowl-shaped udder with long teats and tortuous milk veins
Management & Housing Guidelines
- •Premier dairy buffalo breed of the world. Water spraying or wallowing ponds enhance summer milk output by 18%.
Feeding & Nutritional Profile
- •Responds generously to green fodder (berseem, sorghum), mustard oilcake, and cotton seed.
IoT Collar & Sensor Considerations
- • Buffalo estrus signs are subtle ('silent heat'); AI algorithms monitor midnight restlessness and vaginal mucus changes.
Health & Immunity Considerations
Extremely resilient against foot and mouth disease and mastitis compared to exotic cattle.
Registered Herd Animals
2 animal(s)Official References & Sources
- Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB)
- NBAGR