Cattle and buffalo Breeds

cow and buff breeds of pakistan

1. TYPES & BREEDS OF LOCAL,
EXOTIC & CROSSBRED
BUFFALOES & CATTLE
Prepared By Dr Usman KhlaidGorayaDVM (IUB)

2. BUFFALOES
•Family:Bovidae
•Species: (BosBubualusbubalis):
Typesofbuffaloes:
CapebuffaloofAfrica
Waterbuffalo:Near&Middleeast
Swampormarshbuffalo:FarEast.
•differfromeachotherin
bodyappearance,habits&temperament.
•

3. •BuffalofoundinIndo-Paksubcontinent
belongstothewaterbuffalogroup
•Althoughraisedformilkproduction,Pakistani
buffaloesareconsideredtobetriplepurpose
domesticanimals
(milk,meat&draught)

4. NILI-RAVI
•Home Tract:
•Lahore, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Okara,
Sahiwal, Multan, Bahawalpur and
Bahwalnagar
•Physical Characters:
Massive & wedged shape,
Black and/or white muzzle, lower parts of 4 legs,
fore head & switch of tail (PUNJKALIAN)
Small curly horns and walleye

5. •ProductionParameters:
•Maturity:Males;30months,
•female:36months,
•Milkyield:1800-2500literswitha6.5%
fat,
•Bodyweight:Males:550-650Kg,
•Females:350-450Kg.
•Growthrate:800-1000gm/d.

6. •ReproductivePerformance
•Ageat1
st
calving,47months
•lactationlength,312days
•dryperiod, 198days
•serviceperiod, 211days
•calvinginterval520days
•gestation period 30610 days

8. KUNDI
•HomeTract:
•bothsidesofriverIndusfromKashmoreto
ShahBandar(Sindh).
•PhysicalCharacters:
•Massivejet-black,
•Hornsbroadatthebaseandtaperupward
andinward(fishhookshape)
•Broadforehead,shortneck&mediumsized
ears.

9. ProductionParameters:
Maturity
•Males,30months;
•Female,36months
•Milkyield:1700-2200literswitha6%
butterfat.
Bodyweight:
•Males,500-600Kg;
•Females,300-400Kg.

10. •Ageat1
st
calving,54months
•lactationlength,335days
•dryperiod, 226days
•serviceperiod, 274days
•calvinginterval 581days
•gestation period 30610 days

13. BREEDS OF CATTLE
•Family: Bovidae.
•European cattle
non-humped: Bos taraus
•Pakistani cattle
•Humped (Zebu): Bos indicus
•Typess: 3 on the basis of the purpose for
which it is mainly kept.

14. MILCH BREEDS

15. SAHIWAL
•Home Tract:
•Faisalabad, Okara & Sahiwal & Multan
(Punjab).
•PhysicalCharacters:
•Mediuminsize,fleshybody,
•Femalesreddishduncolor,maleshavedarker
coloraroundorbit,neck&hindquarter.
•Males:stumpyhornsFemales:generally
poled.Ears:Mediumsized&dropping,Hump
inmalesismassivebutnominalinfemales.
Switchoftail:black.

16. •Milkyield;1500-2200literswitha4.5%
butterfat.
•Bodyweight:Males:400-500Kg,Females:
300-350Kg.
•AverageGRis0.4-0.5Kgmales&0.3to0.35
Kgfemales.

17. •Age at maturity850 days
•age at 1
st
calving3½ to 4 years
•lactation length275 days
•dry period 142 days
•calving interval412 days
•gestation period 28010 days

20. RED SINDHI
•HomeTract:
•Karachi,Thata,Dadu,Hyderabad(Sindh)&
Lasbella(Baluchistan)
•PhysicalCharacters:
•Mediuminsize,compactbody&redcolor;
Males:darkeraroundshoulders,Hindquarters
areround,switchoftailblack,Earsmedium
sized&dropping,
•Humpinmaleswelldeveloped&earsarefine
&small,

21. •Milkyield:1500-2000literswitha4.0%
butterfat.
•Bodyweight:
–Males425-525Kg;
–Females300-350Kg.
•Averagegrowthrateis0.3Kginmales&0.23
Kginfemales.

22. •Ageat1
st
calving, 1180days
•lactationlength, 275days
•dryperiod, 180days
•calvinginterval 430days
•gestationperiod 28010days

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Nili-Ravi

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Kundhi

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Sahiwal

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Red Sindhi