Pandharpuri
The Pandharpuri is a breed of water buffalo native to the dry regions of Solapur, Kolhapur, Satara district, Satara and Sangli in India. The name is derived from the town Pandharpur in Solapur. The Pandharpuri buffalo has 45-50 centimetre-long Horn (anatomy), horns which are sometimes twisted. Lactation length is 350 days, calving interval is 465 days. Milk yield is 1400 kg/305 days. References Further reading * M.D. Kulkarni, A.S. Kadam, A.V. Khanvilkar, and O.N. Ladukar (June 2005 )Vein Varicosis in a Pandharpuri Buffalo - A Case Report ''Buffalo Bulletin'' 24 (2): 24
DNA Fingerprinting Unit, National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Makrampur, Karnal. Archived 1 December 2008. Bovines Fauna of Maharashtra Water buffalo breeds originating in India Solapur district Animal husbandry in Maharashtra {{Eventoedungulate-stub ...
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Water Buffalo
The water buffalo (''Bubalus bubalis''), also called the domestic water buffalo or Asian water buffalo, is a large bovid originating in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Today, it is also found in Europe, Australia, North America, South America and some African countries. Two extant types of water buffalo are recognized, based on morphological and behavioural criteria: the river buffalo of the Indian subcontinent and further west to the Balkans, Egypt and Italy and the swamp buffalo, found from Assam in the west through Southeast Asia to the Yangtze valley of China in the east. The wild water buffalo (''Bubalus arnee'') most likely represents the ancestor of the domestic water buffalo. Results of a phylogenetic study indicate that the river-type water buffalo probably originated in western India and was domesticated about 6,300 years ago, whereas the swamp-type originated independently from Mainland Southeast Asia and was domesticated about 3,000 to 7,000 year ...
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