Murrah buffalo

The Murrah buffalo is a breed of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) mainly kept for milk production. It originates in Punjab and Haryana states of India, where it is kept in the districts of Bhiwani, Hisar, Rohtak, Jind, Jhajhar, Fatehabad, Gurgaon and the capital region of Delhi.[1] 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.[2]

Murrah buffalo
Murrah buffaloes in the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) at its Central Mindanao University facility in Maramag, Bukidnon
Conservation statusDomesticated
Country of originIndia
DistributionAzerbaijan, Brazil, Colombia, China, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam, Venezuela
UseDairy
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    750 kg
  • Female:
    650 kg
Height
  • Male:
    4.9 foot ca. 142 cm
  • Female:
    4.7 foot ca. 133 cm
CoatBlack

It has been used to improve the milk production of dairy buffalo in other countries, such as Italy, Bulgaria, and Egypt.[3][4][5][6] In Brazil, this breed of buffalo is used for production of both meat and milk. Murrahs sell for a high price.[7][8]

Among Indian buffalo breeds, Murrah is noted to have the highest milk yield.[9]

Appearance
Murrah buffalo on a Brazilian farm

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 (1,210 lb) and cows around 450 kg (990 lb). Average milk production is 2,200 l (480 imp gal; 580 US gal) in a lactation period of 310 days.[10][11]

Research institutes

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

See also

References
  1. "Murrah Buffalo". Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. "Murrah buffalo sets record with 26.33 kg milk". tribuneindia.com. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  3. Moioli, B. and A. Borghese (2016). Buffalo Breeds and Management Systems. Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia (Animal Production Research Institute).
  4. Meet 'Lalima' - the 7th buffalo cloned by National Dairy Research Institute, DNA News.
  5. Murrah in Bulgaria.
  6. Brazil, Haryana to work on Murrah breed development, Times of India.
  7. "Andhra Pradesh farmer buys Haryana murrah buffalo for Rs 25L". The Times of India. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  8. "Rs 40-lakh-a-year hurrah for owner of this Murrah!". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  9. Nilotpal, Ghosh (July 2019). Livestock Production Management. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-93-88028-98-1.
  10. "Murrah". ansi.okstate.edu. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  11. "Murrah Buffalo". bharathidairyfarm.com.
  12. CIRB website
  13. 50 years of Indian agriculture, page 245
  14. "लुवास का भैंस फार्म देश का सर्वश्रेष्ठ केंद्र घोषित (Hisar LUVAS Buffalo farm best in the nation).", Dainik Jagran, 25 July 2017.
  15. Training on Advanced Buffalo Husbandry organized at CIRB, Hisar
  16. Syed Mohmad Shah, Manmohan Singh Chauhan. 2017 Reproduction in Buffalo: Natural and assisted reproductive techniques, Notion Press, Chennai.
  17. Bulgarian Murrah
  18. Nauni University At Rank 12 Among Agri Research Institutes Of Country
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