Surti buffalo Information

Surti buffalo:

Other names	Deccani Gujarati Nadiadi Surati
Country of origin	India
Distribution	Gujarat: Anand, Kaira and Baroda districts
Use	Dairy
Traits
Weight	Male: average 499 kg
	Female: average 408 kg
Height	Male: ca. 130 cm
	Female: ca. 125 cm
Coat	rusty brown or silver-grey
Water buffalo:

The Surti is a breed of water buffalo found in the Charottar tract of Gujarat between the Mahi and Sabarmati rivers. The best animals of this breed are found in Anand, Kaira and Baroda districts of Gujarat.

Characteristics of the breed:

The Surti buffalo is of medium size and docile temperament. The breed has got a fairly broad and long head with a convex shape at the top in between horns. Horns are sickle-shaped and flat which grow in a downward & backward direction and then upwards at the tip forming a hook. The skin is black or brown. Surti breed has got a unique straight back. Good specimens have two white collars.

Performance of the breed:

Average milk production:-

• Ist Lactation:-1500-1600 kg
• Other than Ist Lactation:- 1900–2000 kg

Fat:- 7 to 7.5%
SNF:- 9 to 9.15%
Age at Ist calving:- 45 to 47 months
Calving interval:- 400 to 425 days
Breeding period:- Seasonal (Sept. to April)



Article Credit:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_domestic_Asian_water_buffalo_breeds