Murrah buffalo

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Indian breed of water buffalo

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::summary Indian breed of water buffalo ::

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FieldValue
nameMurrah buffalo
countryIndia
statusDomesticated
imageMurrah buffalo.JPG
image_captionMurrah buffaloes in the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) at its Central Mindanao University facility in Maramag, Bukidnon
maleweight750 kg
femaleweight650 kg
maleheight4.9 foot ca. 142 cm
femaleheight4.7 foot ca. 133 cm
coatBlack
useDairy
distributionAzerbaijan, Brazil, Colombia, China, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Laos, Pakistan, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam, Venezuela
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| name = Murrah buffalo | altname = | country = India | status = Domesticated | image = Murrah buffalo.JPG | image_caption = Murrah buffaloes in the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) at its Central Mindanao University facility in Maramag, Bukidnon | maleweight = 750 kg | femaleweight = 650 kg | maleheight = 4.9 foot ca. 142 cm | femaleheight = 4.7 foot ca. 133 cm | coat = Black | use = Dairy | distribution = Azerbaijan, Brazil, Colombia, China, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Laos, Pakistan, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam, Venezuela

The **Murrah buffalo ** is a breed of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) mainly kept for milk production. It originates in Haryana and Punjab of India, where it is kept in the districts of Bhiwani, Agra, Hisar, Rohtak, Jind, Jhajhar, Fatehabad, Gurgaon and the capital region of Delhi. It has been used to improve the milk production of dairy buffalo in other countries, such as Italy, Bulgaria and Egypt. A Murrah buffalo at the Lakshmi Dairy Farm in Punjab set a record of 26.335 kg of milk in the 2016 National Livestock Competition and Expo. In Brazil, this breed of buffalo is used for production of both meat and milk. Murrahs sell for a high price.

Among Indian buffalo breeds, Murrah is noted to have the highest milk yield.

Appearance

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Murrah buffaloes are jet black in colour, sometimes with white markings on the face or legs. Their eyes are black, active, and prominent in females, but slightly shrunken in males and should not be walled, i.e., the cornea should not have whiteness. Their necks are long and thin in females and thick and massive in males. Their ears are short, thin, and alert.

They typically have short and tightly curved horns. Bulls weigh around 550 kg and cows around 450 kg. Average milk production is 2200 L in a lactation period of 310 days.

Research institutes

These institutes have ongoing research programs to enhance and disseminate the Murrah breed:

Export to other nations

Export

In Asia, Murrah buffaloes were first introduced in Philippines from India in 1917 to cross breed with native Carabao breed. A few Nili-Ravi breed were also exported from India to Philippines. Philippine Carabao Center was established in 1992 at Science City of Muñoz in Nueva Ecija province to breed and cross carabao based on high-yield Murrah buffalo in the Philippines as a multi-purpose animal that can be raised for milk, meat, hide, and draft. This project has now expected to more than 14 buffalo research centers, based on murrah breed, spread across Philippines.

In Europe, the native breed were crossbred with the Indian Murrah breed in Bulgaria, and later in Romania, some were crossbred with Bulgarian Murrah.

In South America, starting from late 19th century Murrah & Jaffarabadi breeds were imported by Brazil to improve the breed there.

References

References

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