What are the main differences between dairy buffalo and cattle?
Breeding behaviour (64-66) Dairy farmers suffer economic losses due to low reproductive efficiency in seasons of high environmental temperature. Seasonality of calving in buffaloes has been much debated in the past. However, it is now quite well known that buffaloes breed and calve throughout the year but certain months and seasons are more favourable for breeding than others. Data regarding frequency distribution of oestruses and calving in Pakistan buffalo show that about 63 percent of the buffaloes came in oestrus during autumn (September to November) and winter (November to February). The distribution of calvings indicate that although the buffaloes calved throughout the year, the maximum calvings (39%) occurred during the humid – hot (July to September) season followed by 26% calvings during autumn (September to November). Spring calvers are very infrequent. From the analysis of data on Nili-Ravi buffaloes in Pakistan under farming conditions, it was revealed that when teaser bull
