Buffalo

Good day steemit people Buffalo is a ruminant animal that became a cattle for many nations in the world, especially Asia. This animal is the domestication of the wild buffalo (the Indians call it arni) that can still be found in the areas of Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam, China, Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Thailand.

Currently the wild buffalo population in Asia is starting to decline and it is feared in the future there will be no wild buffalo population that can be found. Adult buffalo can weigh about 300 kg to 600 kg. Wild buffalo can weigh more, wild female buffalo can weigh up to 800 kg and wild male buffalo can weigh up to 1200 kg. The average weight of a male buffalo is 900 kg and the average height on the buffalo's shoulder is 1.7 meters.

One feature that distinguishes wild buffaloes from pet buffalo is that the pet buffalo has a round belly. With the mixing of breeds between buffaloes between different populations, the weight of buffaloes may vary.

The classification of buffalo is still uncertain, but Bubalus bubalis is commonly grouped into three types:

Wild buffalo (B. bubalis arnee), ancestor of river buffalo
The river buffalo (B. bubalis bubalis) originating from South Asia.
Buffalo buffalo (B. bubalis carabauesis) originating from Southeast Asia.
The swamp buffalo ancestor is no longer found wildly, but it is known that the marshy buffalo genome consists of 24 pairs of chromosomes, while the river buffalo has 25 pairs of chromosomes. The descendants of crosses from these two children of this type can be found and they can produce offspring (fertil). Buffaloes can not cross-breed with cows that have 60 chromosomes, although they are still included in the child of the same tribe Bovinae.

Milk from buffalo is widely used by humans. For example as a Mozzarella cheese ingredient. Buffalo meat is also a major export product in India. Nevertheless buffalo meat is less favored in Asia because of its violence. Buffalo leather is often used as a shoe material, leather puppets, and motorcycle helmets. please follow and vote @ekasusanti