LIST OF BUFALO BREEDS

REFRENSI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_water_buffalo_breeds

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Al-
see § Iranian and Iraqi[2] § Iraqi marsh buffalo[3]
Ahwar

Al
Jamoos
see § Iraqi[3]
e or Jim
es

Turkish: An
Turkey: the
adolu
Marmara
Mandasın,
and Black dairy,
Anatolia regional: Ca
Sea draug of § Mediterranean-type[2][4]
n buffalo mız,
regions, ht
Camış,
and South
Kömüş,
Turkey
Dombay

Assam NE India swamp-type[5][6]

Australian
swamp
buffalo
(swamp- feral swamp-type buffaloes
type), Australia's imported from the eastern
Australia
riverine Northern Indonesian islands in the 1820s;
n buffalo
buffalo Territory river-type buffaloes were imported
(river-type), in the 1990s[5]
Australiano
(in
Venezuela)
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Azeri, § Caucasian buffalo;[5]
Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan, Iranian Azari (=an ecotype of
Azari
Iranian, NW Iran the § Iranian) comprises 70% of the
Caucasian Iranian buffalo population[3]

NW
Pakistan: light brown or albinoid milking
Azi Kheli dairy
the Swat buffalo[6]
valley

Badavan see § Bhadawari[5]

swamp-type;
dual- color labels separate the swamp-
purpo type from typically black (preto)
N
se South American river-type breeds;
Baio Vermelho Brazil: Mar
(meat considered a naturalized type or
ajó
and genetic group rather than a breed,
dairy) categorization similar to § Brazilian
Carabao[7][8]

the Nile Delta's milking variety of

the § Egyptian buffalo;[7]
Baladi
has longer curved horns, is black or
(= local
Egypt dairy gray in color;
or
varieties of the Baladi type are
native)
the § Beheri and
the § Minufi buffalo[9]

Balkan see § European[7]

Bama
see § Burmese[7]
kwye
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native buffaloes of Bangladesh's

floodplains;
dairy, includes both a black indigenous
Banglad Banglades
draug river-type (western and central
eshi h
ht areas) and a small gray indigenous
swamp-type (eastern areas);
see also § Mahish[7]

Banglad
eshi,
albinoid
of the Banglades a type of the § Bangladeshi,
dairy
central h farmed semi-intensively for milk[7]
part of
the
country

Banglad
eshi,
albinoid
the smallest (average height
of the Banglades draug
126/121 cm) of
western h ht
the § Bangladeshi buffaloes [7]
part of
the
country

Banglad
eshi,
native
Banglades black indigenous river-type of
buffaloe
h the § Bangladeshi[7]
s in the
central
part
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Banglad
smaller gray
eshi,
indigenous § Bangladeshi swamp-
native
Banglades type with white stockings and
buffaloe
h sometimes white spots on each
s in the
side of the face; crescent-shaped
eastern
horns[7]
part

Banglad
eshi,
native
Banglades larger than native water buffaloes of
buffaloe dairy
h that area[7]
s in the
southern
part

Banglad
eshi,
native
Banglades black indigenous river-type of
buffaloe
h the § Bangladeshi[7]
s in the
western
part

W India:
the
Kachchh developed by the semi-
Banni dairy
(Kutch) pastoralist Maldhari community[7]
region of
Gujarat

a variety of
Egypt: Beh
the § Egyptian buffalo[7] of
Beheri eira Provin dairy
the § Baladi type;
ce
slate-gray or black in color[9]

Belang see § Tadong[7]
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India: Uttar
dairy,
Bhadaw Badavan, Pradesh a
draug selectively improved river-type[7]
ari Etawah nd Madhya
ht
Pradesh

Bhainsi see § Nepalese[7]

Bhavane
see § Jafarabadi[7]
gri

Binhu China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo[10]

Borneo
see § Kalang
buffalo

 swamp-type breeds descended

from stock originating from
Kalabaw, K French Indochina, including the
alaban black Philippine Carabao;
Portuguese:  initially imported in about 1890
bufalo de to Marajó Island (most are still
pantano (= found there today); see
swamp-type §§ Brazilian Carabao, Rosilho,
Brazilian breeds) Brazil and Baio[7][8]
Portuguese:   river-type breeds from India,
preto (= Italy and Egypt were imported
typically in the early to mid-20th century;
black river- there are three river-type
type breeds recognized:
breeds) o the § Jafarabadi
o the § Mediterranean
o the § Murrah[8]
Brazilian Kalaban Brazil meat has its own herdbook in Brazil,
Carabao and described as a naturalized genetic
draug group rather than a breed;
ht there is a variety called
swam the § Rosilho[7]
p-
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type
Búfalo
de Cuba
Pantano

Búfalo
Cuba
de Rio

derives from crosses between the

swamp-type § Carabao and river-
type breeds (such as the § Murrah,
the § Nili-Ravi, the § Jafarabadi,
the § Surti, § Nagpuri, and
speci the § Bhadawari);
Trinidadian alized
buffalo (som has a refined head, prominent eyes,
Trinidad for
Buffalyp etimes called small flat compact horns growing
and meat
so Trinidadian back, up and in, short in the leg, low
Tobago and
bison or hog compact body, meaty hindquarters,
cattle) haula
straight topline; typically Buffalypso
ge
are red or fawn, colors include
black, brown, albinoid;
exported to 19 countries (the U.S.
and several Latin American
countries)[8]

a regional variety of the typical

European, i.e. the § Mediterranean;
meat, traditionally of strong, muscular
Bulgaria
Bulgaria dairy, working type, became triple-
n buffalo
work purpose animals;
the indigenous Bulgarian bison is
now extinct[8]
Bulgaria Bulgarian: Б Bulgaria dairy derives from crosses of
n ългарска Mediterranean buffaloes with Indian
Murrah мyрра, Bulg Murrah (and Surti) buffaloes
arska murra imported from 1962;
is black, black/brown or dark gray,
has large black eyes, coiled horns,
a wide rump, long tail, voluminous
belly, deep broad chest, a short
wide back often slightly dipped,
well-developed udder suited to
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machine milking;
is now rare in its homeland;
exported to Romania and South
America[8]

Burma
(Myanmar); swamp-type;
locally: Bam varies locally in size, color and horn
a shape;[11]
Burmes Kwye and P
Myanmar
e a Sauk  the larger § Shan Kwye is
Kwye classified as a distinct "breed"
(kwye or ky  the Burmese wild buffalo is a
we = feral gayal (or mithun)
buffalo)
Burmese: p
yaung, pyun
also
referred to
as:
the wild buffaloes of Burma are
a gaur subspecies (either Bos
 the
gaurus readai or B. g. laosiensis)
Burmes
that were reputedly domesticated
e gaur
Burmes animals (gayal or mithun) that
(either 
e wild Myanmar became feral in swampy bush
Bos
buffalo areas;
gaurus
hunted and recaptured and kept by
readai o
some farmers in hilly northern
r Bos
jungles for producing meat and
gaurus
good leather[11]
laosiens
is)
 the
Burmes
e bison

two varieties:

Cambod  the krabei beng

ian Cambodia
o the moi (or § Mountain
buffalo
buffalo)
 the krabei leu (or krabei sre)[11]
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meat,
the dairy,
Carabao swamp-type
Philippines draug
ht

Georgia,
Caucasi the meat,
an Russian dairy
Federation

river-type;
saline-tolerant, well-adapted
Chilika India
to Orissa's vast brackish lagoon at
the mouth of the Daya River[6]

many varieties:
the §§ Haizi
and Mountainous buffaloes,
the § Shanghai (incl. the Jiangsu
Round-Barrel), and the
§§ Dongliu, Wenzhou, Fu'an, Xiajia
Chinese
China ng, Xinfeng
buffalo
Mountainous, Xinlong, Fuzhong, Bi
nhu, Enshi
Mountainous, Jianghan, Xingyang, 
Shannan, Fuling, Yanjin, Dehong, S
outheastern Yunnan, Guizhou,
and Guizhou White buffaloes[12]
De Vietnam
Dechan
China
g
Dehong China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo

Domaci
Serbia
bivo

Dongliu China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo

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river-type;
can be loosely divided, both
geographically and by type, into two
types:

 the long-horned local buffaloes

dairy, of the Nile Delta: the
Egyptian Masri Egypt draug milking § Baladi, incl.
ht the § Beheri (slate-gray to black
in color) and the § Minufi (dark
gray)
 the short-horned buffaloes of
Upper (southern) Egypt:
the § Saidi; primarily a draught
animal[13][14][9]
Enshi
Mountai China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo[15]
nous
Fu'an China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo
Fuling China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo
Fuzhong China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo
Gaddi Nepal
Georgia,
Georgia the
n buffalo Russian
Federation
Ghab Syria
Mazandara
a minor northern ecotype of
Gilani ni, Iran
the § Iranian, see § Caucasian[3]
Shomali

Godavar
India
i

Greek
Greece
buffalo
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Guizhou China

Guizhou
China
White

Haizi China
Iranian Iran and
dairy mainly river-types [3]
and Iraqi Iraq
the Iranian buffaloes by ecotype:

 the
Mazandarani, § Gilani or Shom
ali (a minor northern
Iranian see § Iranian and Iraqi ecotype, see § Caucasian)
 the § Azari (70% of the Iranian
buffalo population)
 the § Khuzestani or Khoozestan
i (an ecotype of the southern
marshes)[3]
Indonesian
water
buffalo,
Indonesi
Indonesian a semi-feral buffalo breed,
an wild Indonesia
swamp introduced to Komodo and Flores
buffalo
buffalo,
Indonesian
buffalo
Iranian
Azari see § Azari an ecotype of the § Iranian[3]
ecotype
Al Jamoose, meat,
Iraqi buffaloes are divided by
Jimes = dairy,
habitat into "marsh" and "city", or
water ridde
into the § Al Ahwar marsh buffalo
Iraqi buffalo Iraq n
and the larger and milkier river-type
other: Dwab work
of urban areas with considerable
(Dauab), anim
diversity in color[3]
Granish al
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Italian: Bufal
a
Mediterrane
a Italiana,
of § Mediterranean-type (riverine);
Italian
Italian Mediterranean buffaloes
Italian Mediterrane Italy dairy
have been exported to Brazil and
an,
other parts of Latin America[3]
Mediterrane
an Italian,
Italiano (in
Venezuela)

Jafaraba
India dairy
di

Jaffraba
Gujarat dairy [16]

di
Jerangi India
Jiangha
China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo
n
Kalaban Brazil

Kalahan
India
di

Borneo
buffalo (in
Indonesia:
English),
Kalang (Kalimanta
Kerbau
n)
Rawa (in
Indonesian)

Kebo Indonesia
Kerbau-
Indonesia
Gunung
Kerbau-
Indonesi Indonesia
a
Kerbau
Indonesia
Moa
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Kerbau-
Indonesia
Murrah
Kerbau-
Sumatra Indonesia
-Barat
Kerbau-
Sumatra Indonesia
-Utara
Kerbau-
Sumbaw Indonesia
a
Khoozes an § Iranian ecotype of the southern
Khuzestani Iran
tani marshes[3]
Kundhi, river-type;
E Pakistan:
Kundi Sindhi dairy some consider it a regional variety
N Sindh
Murrah of the § Murrah[17][18]

Lanka Sri Lanka

Lime Nepal
a variety of the § Bangladeshi,
Banglades
Mahish crossed with the indigenous
h
swamp-type, river-type dominant[7]

three varieties:

Malaysia  the kerbau § Sapi Tenusu

kerbau Malaysia
n
 the kerbau § Sawah
 the § Selembu[17][19]

Manda India
Mannar Sri Lanka
Marathw
India
ada
Masri see § Egyptian
the
Mediterr
Mediterran
anean
ean region
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Mehsan
India dairy
a

the
Mestizo
Philippines
Egypt: the
a variety of
Minufi, Men southern
the § Egyptian buffalo[7] of § Baladi t
Minufi oufi or Mon and central dairy
ype;
oufi parts of the
dark gray in color[9]
Nile Delta
Monouli Egypt
Mountai a variety of the krabei
moi Cambodia
n buffalo beng § Cambodian buffalo[20]
Mountai
China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo [21]
nous
Munding Indonesia

also found in Azerbaijan, Brazil,

India, China, Ecuador, Guatemala, Laos,
Murrah dairy
Pakistan Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri
Lanka, Vietnam

Myanma
r swamp see § Burmese[11][22]
buffalo
Berar,
Durna-
Thalia, two varieties:
W dairy,
Ellichpuri,
Nagpuri India: Mah draug
Gaulani,  the Purnathadi
arashtra ht
Gauli,  the § Pandharpuri
Marathwada
, Varadi
Nelore Argentina
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Nepales
e hill Nepal
buffalo

Nepales
e
Nepal
mountai
n buffalo
Ngo Vietnam
E Pakistan,
Nili see § NiliRavi
N India
a combination of two fairly similar
Pakistani water buffalo breeds, the
Nili and the Ravi; formerly
Panch E Pakistan,
NiliRavi dairy described as geographically
Kalyani N India
isolated varieties of the § Murrah
exported to Bangladesh, China, the
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Brazil[23][24]
Pa Sauk see § Burmese[23]
Pahadi see § Nepalese[23]
Palitana see § Jafarabadi[23]
Pampan
see § Indonesian[23]
gan
Panch
see § Nili-Ravi[23]
Kalyani
Pandhar Dharwari (in 
India dairy see § Nagpuri[23]
puri Mysore)
Papua
Papua
New
New
Guinea
Guinea
buffalo
Parkote see § Nepalese[23]
Parlakim
see § Manda[23]
edi
Peddaki
see § Kalahandi[23]
medi
Philippin
see § Carabao[23]
e
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Plain
Cambodia
buffalo
Purnath
see § Nagpuri[23]
adi
Purvi see § Nepalese[23]
E Pakistan,
Ravi Sandal Bar see § Nili-Ravi[23]
N India
Rawa see § Kalang[23]
meat,
Romani
dairy,
an Romania
draug
buffalo
ht
a variety of the § Brazilian
Rosilho Brazil
Carabao[8]
Thai water
buffalo,
Thai swamp meat,
Siamese buffalo (in dairy,
Thailand swamp-type
buffalo English), draug
Kwai Thai, ht
Karbue (in
Thailand),
Saidi Egypt
Sambalp
India
ur
Sapi kerbau Sapi a variety of the § Malaysian;
Malaysia dairy
Tenusu Tenusu river-type[17]
kerbau Saw a variety of the § Malaysian;
Sawah Malaysia
ah; swamp-type[17]
Shangh
China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo
ai
swamp-type
of the
elevated
larger, heavier and darker in color
Shan Shan
Myanmar than other § Burmese buffaloes;
Kywe Plateau in
classified as a distinct "breed"[11]
eastern-
central
Burma
Shanna
China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo
n
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Southea
st China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo
Yunnan
South
India
Kanara
dairy,
India, Sri
Surti draug
Lanka
ht

Taiwan
Taiwan
buffalo

Tamank
Sri Lanka
aduwa
Tamara the
o Philippines
Tarai India,
buffalo Nepal

Tedong Indonesia

Tipo
Brazil
Baio

Toda India

meat,
dairy,
Toraya Indonesia
draug
ht
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Trau Noi Vietnam

Trinitario Venezuela
Wenzho
China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo[25]
u
Xiajiang China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo[25]
a variety of the § Chinese buffalo of
Xilin China the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous
Region[25]
Xinfeng
Mountai China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo[25]
nous
Xinglong China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo[26]
Xingyan
China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo[26]
g
Yanjin China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo[26]
Yibin China a variety of the § Chinese buffalo[26]