cow and buff breeds of pakistan

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

2. BUFFALOES
• Family: Bovidae
• Species: (Bos Bubualus bubalis):
Types of buffaloes:
Cape buffalo of Africa
Water buffalo: Near & Middle east
Swamp or marsh buffalo: Far East.
• differ from each other in
body appearance, habits & temperament.
•

3. • Buffalo found in Indo-Pak subcontinent
belongs to the water buffalo group
• Although raised for milk production, Pakistani
buffaloes are considered to be triple purpose
domestic animals
(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. • Production Parameters:
• Maturity: Males; 30 months,
• female: 36 months,
• Milk yield: 1800-2500 liters with a 6.5%
fat,
• Body weight: Males: 550-650Kg,
• Females: 350-450Kg.
• Growth rate: 800-1000gm/d.

6. • Reproductive Performance
• Age at 1st calving, 47 months
• lactation length, 312 days
• dry period, 198 days
• service period, 211 days
• calving interval 520 days
• gestation period 30610 days

8. KUNDI
• Home Tract:
• both sides of river Indus from Kashmore to
Shah Bandar (Sindh).
• Physical Characters:
• Massive jet-black,
• Horns broad at the base and taper up ward
and in ward (fish hook shape)
• Broad fore head, short neck & medium sized
ears.

9. Production Parameters:
Maturity
• Males, 30 months;
• Female, 36 months
• Milk yield: 1700-2200 liters with a 6%
butterfat.
Body weight:
• Males, 500-600Kg;
• Females, 300-400Kg.

10. • Age at 1st calving, 54 months
• lactation length, 335 days
• dry period, 226 days
• service period, 274 days
• calving interval 581 days
• 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).
• Physical Characters:
• Medium in size, fleshy body,
• Females reddish dun color, males have darker
color around orbit, neck & hindquarter.
• Males: stumpy horns Females: generally
poled. Ears: Medium sized & dropping, Hump
in males is massive but nominal in females.
Switch of tail: black.

16. • Milk yield; 1500-2200 liters with a 4.5%
butterfat.
• Body weight: Males: 400-500Kg, Females:
300-350Kg.
• Average GR is 0.4-0.5 Kg males & 0.3 to 0.35
Kg females.

17. • Age at maturity 850 days
• age at 1st calving 3½ to 4 years
• lactation length 275 days
• dry period 142 days
• calving interval 412 days
• gestation period 28010 days

20. RED SINDHI
• Home Tract:
• Karachi, Thata, Dadu, Hyderabad (Sindh) &
Lasbella (Baluchistan)
• Physical Characters:
• Medium in size, compact body & red color;
Males: darker around shoulders, Hindquarters
are round, switch of tail black, Ears medium
sized & dropping,
• Hump in males well developed & ears are fine
& small,

21. • Milk yield: 1500-2000 liters with a 4.0%
butterfat.
• Body weight:
– Males 425-525Kg;
– Females 300-350Kg.
• Average growth rate is 0.3 Kg in males & 0.23
Kg in females.

22. • Age at 1st calving, 1180 days
• lactation length, 275 days
• dry period, 180 days
• calving interval 430 days
• gestation period 28010 days

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Nili-Ravi

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Kundhi

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Sahiwal

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Red Sindhi