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Learning Objectives
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•Breeds of Cattle and Buffalo

Breeds of Buffalo and Cattle •Their home tract
•Purpose of raising
•Average production
Muhammad Qamar Shahid

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Cattle Breeds
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Humped Cattle
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I. Humped Cattle (Bos Indicus ) •Also called Zebu

II. Hump-less Cattle (Bos taurus) •Derived from word “ceba” means hump
•Native to hot regions of the world
(Tropical)

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Tropical and Temperate Regions

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Tropical and Temperate Regions
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Zebu Cattle (Native to Tropical Areas)

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Taurine Cattle (Temperate Regions)
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•Can tolerate high temperature •More adapted to cold environment

•More sweat glands •Less developed sweat glands
•Shorter and shiny hair coat •challenges of heat stress in tropics
•Darker skin color
• Loose skin •Less resistant to parasites
•Smaller body •Larger bodies
•Have hump
•Resistant to parasites

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Breeds of Cattle in Pakistan

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Breeds of Cattle in Pakistan
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•Dairy Breeds •Heavy draught

•Sahiwal •Bhagnari
•Cholistani •Dajal
•Red Sindhi •Medium Draught Breeds
•Draught Breeds •Dhanni
•Heavy •Light draught
•Medium • Lohani
•Light • Rojhan

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Breeds of Cattle in Pakistan

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Sahiwal Cattle
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Home tract Sahiwal , Faisalabad Multan

(Punjab)

•Dual Purpose Color

Horns
Reddish dun

Stumpy, short
•Kankrej Body WT (F) 300-350

•Tharpaker Milk yield 1800 Liters in 305 days, Fat

4.5%

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Cholistani
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Red Sindhi
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Home tract Bahwalpur , Bahwalnager Rahimyar Home tract Hyderabad, Thatha (sindh), Lasbella
khan (Punjab) (Baloshistan)
Color White body with brown or red spots, Color Dark red
black splashes
Horns Longer horns
Horns Stumpy short
Body WT (F) 300-350
Body WT (F) 300-350
Milk yield 1600 Liters in 305 days, Fat 4.0%
Milk yield 1700 Liters in 305 days, Fat 4.5%

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Temperate Breeds
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Holstein ( Holstein Friesian)
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Home tract Netherland , USA developed

•Dairy Breeds Beef Breeds Milk 9,500 liters

•Holstein Angus
•Jersey Simmental
•Ayrshire Charolais
•Brown Swiss
•Guernsey

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Jersey
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Buffalo Breeds
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Home tract Island of Jersey, British Island

•Water buffalo
Milk 5000(UK), 8000 (USA) liters 4%

•Domesticated
•Asian
•(Bubalus bubalis)
•Cape buffalo
•Wild
•African
•(Cyncerus Caffer)

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Cape vs. Water buffalo Water Buffalo

Wild Domesticated

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Water Buffalo
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Water Buffalo
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• Types • Riverine Buffalo

•Riverine (Dairy)Wallows in fresh •Wallows in fresh running water
•Swamp (Draught/meat) •Larger
•Dairy
•Indo Pak •Indo Pak
• Swamp Buffalo
•Wallows in stagnant or mud holes
•Smaller
•Draught , Far east; Indonesia, Philippines

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Swamp Buffalo
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Riverine Buffalo
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Buffalo Characteristics and Behavior

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Buffalo Characteristics and Behavior
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• Genetics • Heat tolerance

•Have genetic potential •Sensitive to heat and cold
• Nutrition
•1/6th of sweat gland than cattle
•Grazers
•Sparse hair coat
•Slower ruminal movements •Black skin
•Smaller outflow from rumen
•Low core temperature
•Higher bacterial population
•Wallowing
•Longer exposure of feed , complete • Dairy temperament
fermentation •Docile , humble, some are nervous
•Utilize low grade roughages

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Buffalo Characteristics and Behavior

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Riverine Buffalo in Pakistan
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• Dairy temperament
•Docile , humble, some are nervous •Dairy Breeds
•Nili Ravi (black gold of Pakistan)
•Kundi
•Aza kheli
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Riverine Buffalo in Pakistan

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Home-tract of Buffalo breeds

•Dairy Breeds
•Nili Ravi (black gold of Pakistan)
•Kundi
•Aza kheli
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Home-tract of Buffalo breeds Nili Ravi

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Home Punjab
tract
Color Black with white
spots on face legs or
udder
Horns Small curly horns
Body WT
(F) 550-600
(M) 600-650
Milk 1800-2500 liters
yield 6.5-7% fat

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Nili Ravi
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Kundi
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Home tract Sindh

Maturity
Color Jet-black
(M) 30 months
Horns Broader at base and taper upward
(F) 36 months and inward

Growth potential 0.8 – 1 kg Body WT (F)

(M)
350-450
500-600
Avg. 0.5 Milk yield 1700-2200 liters 6% fat

Age at 1st calving 47 months

calving interval 520 days
Service period 210 days
Dry period 190 days
gestation period 30010 days

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