- Buffalo serve triple purposes as a source of meat, milk, and for draught. They are found in 42 countries, with 96.4% located in Asia, and India containing over 50% of the world's buffalo population. - Buffalo meat is comparable to beef in its physicochemical, nutritional, and sensory properties. It is more economical and has a faster growth rate than cattle. Buffalo milk can be used to produce dairy products like butter, cheese, and kajmak, and is higher in nutrients than cow milk. - Male buffalo are well-suited for draught purposes like ploughing fields, as they are strong, docile, and have high stamina.

1. Submitted by:
Reg No: 2017-VA-119 To
2017-VA-124
Submitted to:
Sir Aftab Hussain

2. Buffalo as Triple Purpose Animal
(Meat, Milk, Drought)
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3. Buffalo???
Buffalo, like cattle, belong to even-toed (artyodactyl) hoofed
(ungulate) animals of the suborder Ruminantia, subfamily
Bovinae, and tribe Bovini
Two major types of wild buffalo,
1)Bos arnee, the Asiatic buffalo
2)Syncerus caffer, the African buffalo
Domesticated water buffalo:
 Bubalus bubalis
 originated from Bos arnee

4. Common Names:
Different countries have different names.
 Bhains In Pakistan and India
 Al-Jamoos in Arab Countries
 Karabue/Kwai in Thailand
 Karabao in Philpinnes
 Karbo in Malaysia

5. Buffalo Population:
 Total Population …....... 198.8 million
 Found in …....... 42 countries
 Asia has ….......96.4%
 Largest Buffalo Producing country …....... India
 More than 50% buffalo of world found in …....... India

6. Buffalo for Meat Purpose
Buffalo meat …....... Cara Beef
Why Buffalo should be preferred for
meat????
 Economical
 Faster Growth Rate
 Daily weight gain 1kg
 120kg wight in 4 months
 Better Digestibility
 Good Quality Meat

7. Buffalo Meat Composition:
Following properties of buffalo meat are comparable to
beef;
Physicochemical,
Nutritional
Functional properties
Sensory attributes

8. Cara-Beef Beef

9. Meat Quality:
 Red color
 Reduced fat and cholesterol
 Low connective tissue
 Desirable texture
 High protein
 Water-holding capacity,
 Emulsifying capacity

10. Some standard cuts:

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12. Beneficial to Health:
 Lessens Cardiovascular risk Profile
 Less carotid atherosclerotic burden
 Less oxidative stress
 Good Protein source

13. Limiting Factors:
Sporadic disease outbreaks, especially foot and
mouth (FMD) disease
Absence of disease free zones
Limitide efforts by governments for;
a) New breeds
b) Nutrition and feeding
c) Production and management technology
d) Disease prevention,

14. Conclusion:
Following measurements are needed;
Organized farming
Scientific rearing
Feeding under natural or organic conditions
Developing specific meat breeds
Rearing male buff

15. BUFFALO For Milk Purpose
Qualities of Buffalo Meat:
Contains less water
Contains more fats
White in colour due to absence of carotenoids
High Density
High level of saturated fatty acids

16. Buffalo Milk as source of dairy
products:
Following dairy products can be obtained from buffalo
milk;
1)Butter
2)Cheese
3)Kajmak (Its properties are between butter and
cheese)

17. Source of Proteins:
 Contains complete proteins of high biological value
 Contains all essential amino acids found in humans
Other Properties:
 Energy density of buffalo milk is remarkably high
 Richer source of lactose than cow, goat, sheep, and
camel milk
 Lactose good source of energy for the brain and
hormonal regulation

18. Higher than cow milk:
The buffering capacity
pH
Viscosity of buffalo
Lower than cow Milk:
 Fermentation
 Ripening

19. Conclusions:
More attention should be paid to the;
Uniform quality of the raw milk
Selective breeding
Productivity of animals

20. BUFFALO For Draught Purpose:
 Male buffalo calves are reared for draught purpose
 Buffalo males are sluggish
 Incapable to do work in summer due to poor
thermoregulation
 During winter good as bullocks
 Used for pulling carts or ploughing fields

21. Continue….
 More docile
 Greater stamina under favorable weather conditions
 Single buffalo bull can pull as much load in a two
wheeled cart as a pair of average bullocks
 Possess strong large feet, strong legs and powerful
quarters

22. Continue….
An average pair of buffalo bulls can haul 2-2 ½ tons of
load in a cart for 20 miles
buffalo males are particularly useful for;
1) Steady work
2) Oil expellers
3) Threshing of harvested crops
Average speed is 3 miles an hour

23. References:
1) Buffalo: Black gold of Pakistan M Q Bilal, M Suleman and A Raziq Department of Livestock
Management, University of Agriculture-38040 Faisalabad, Pakistan
Livestockmanagement2005@yahoo.com
2) See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345296477 River Buffalo Meat Production and
Quality: Sustainability, Productivity, Nutritional Information, and Sensory Properties
Article in Journal of Buffalo Science · January 2019
3) Buffalo meat quality, composition, and processing characteristics: Contribution to the global
economy and nutritional security B.M. Naveena* and M. Kiran† *National Research Centre on
Meat, Chengicherla, BodaUppal Post, Hyderabad 500092, India †Department of Livestock
Products Technology, Veterinary College, KVAFSU, Bangalore 560024, India
4) Buffalo as a potential food animal G. Kandeepan 1* , S. Biswas 2 and R. S. Rajkumar 3 1National
Research Centre on Yak, Dirang, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh 790101, India. 2West Bengal
University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia Road, Kolkata 700037, India. 3Division of
Post Harvest Technology, Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, India.
5) Buffalo for Meat Production Giovanni de Fanciscis Istituto di Zootecnica

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Rafiq2 , Aysha Sameen1 , Imran Pasha1 , and
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