Purpose of
Buffalo Farming:
Buffalo can convert lower quality feed to higher quality
nutrient
Buffalo is more resistant to diseases and more adaptive to any
climatic
condition compared to other animals
Improved management promptly increases the body weight and milk
production
trend of buffalo
Higher capacity of buffalo to produce more meat has been
scientifically
proven
Milk fat is much higher (7.5%) in buffalo compared to cow
Cholesterol (0.65mg/gm) and tocopherol are very low in buffalo
meat
Some scarce vitamin and mineral is present in buffalo milk which is
very
essential for child and adult.
Casein, albumin and globulin is high in buffalo milk
Now, buffalo meat and milk are specially valued throughout the
country
Maximum buffaloes are calm in nature and easy to nurture
There is a huge demand of buffalo milk in the production of dairy
products
Buffalo milk is easy to freeze and very useful for producing
yougart, ghee
and cheese
Buffalo milk can be stored for long time
The second highest supply of milk produced wordwide come from
buffaloes
Housing, feed cost and other managemental expensese of buffalo
farming is
much less and affordable.
It is assumed that.the buffalo exhibit higher productivity in the
low
nutrient of roughage based dietary ststm.