Nili-Ravi
| Conservation status | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Nili Ravi |
| Distribution | |
| Type | River |
| Use | dairy |
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| Weight | |
| Height | |
| Coat | black or brown |
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The Nili-Ravi is a breed of domestic water buffalo of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.[2][4]: 69 It is similar to the Murrah breed of buffalo, and is reared mainly for dairy use. The average milk yield is approximately 2000 kg per year; the record yield is 6535 kg in a lactation of 378 days.[4]: 69
It is distributed mainly in the Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Faizabad, Lahore, Multan, Okara, Sahiwal and Sheikhupura districts of the Pakistani Punjab and the Amritsar, Firozpur and Gurdaspur districts of the Indian Punjab.[5]
References
- ^ Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to: The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Transboundary breed: Nili-Ravi. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed June 2025.
- ^ Jesus Reggeti (2010). Water buffaloes in Venezuela. Italian Journal of Animal Science. 6 (Issue sup2: Proceedings of the 8th World Buffalo Congress, Caserta, October 19-22, 2007): 155–161. doi:10.4081/ijas.2007.s2.155. (subscription required).
- ^ a b c d e f Bianca Moioli, Antonio Borghese (2005). Buffalo Breeds and Management Systems. In Antonio Borghese (editor) (2005). Buffalo Production and Research. REU Technical Series 67. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Pages: 51–76.
- ^ Nili-Ravi. Dairy Knowledge Portal. Anand, Gujarat: National Dairy Development Board. Accessed June 2025.