Salient
feature
of characteristics and reproduction:
Most of the buffaloes of Bangladesh are docile in nature
Buffalo prefers precise amount of feed during grazing and they only
look
for feed during severe scarcity
Usually buffalo consumes more feed during coldest period of
day
During high heat, buffalo eats grass in the early morning or
evening and
sometimes at overnight
Wallowing is a typical characteristics of buffalo. If a buffalo
calf does
not learn from childhood, this habit is never observed in him
The purpose of wallowing is to reduce the body temperature and
protect the
body coat from any kind of external infestation
The funny thing is that when the calves get into the water, they
release
the excreta
The newborn buffalo calves fed milk 6-8 times a day, starts cutting
grass
in 3-4 weeks and starts eating grass at 2 months of age.
It takes about 1 year or more for the baby calf to be weaned
The male calf of buffalo has an intimate relationship with his
mother for
2-3 years and in the case of the female calf the relationship lasts lifelong
A new born baby calf get introduced to all the team members within
30
minutes of parturition
Buffaloes know each other through the smell of body and maintain
their
communication through the smell and sound.
