Breeds of Buffaloes Flashcards
1
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Scientific name of Carabao
A
BUBALUS BUBALIS CARABANENSIS
2
Q
National Animal of the Philippines
A
CARABAO
3
Q
Widely used in some Filipino delicacies such as “pastillas de leche” and “kesong puti”
A
MILK OF CARABAO
4
Q
Purpose of Carabao
A
MEAT, MILK and DRAFT
5
Q
- swamp type buffalo
- light gray with two stripes or chevron on the ventral side of the neck
- color is lighter on the legs & underside of the body and ears
- horn is curved outward & inward to form the base of the head
- upper surface of the horns has grooves
- low, wide & heavy built sufficient for meat and draft
A
CARABAO
6
Q
- jet black
- white switch
- soft hair and fine texture
- tightly and spirally curled horn
- massive and stocky built
- short limb
- broad hips
- wedge-shaped body conformation
- well-developed udder and teats
- black, long and stout teats
A
MURRAH
7
Q
Origin of Murrah
A
INDIA
8
Q
Developed by upgrading the Bulgarian Mediterranean buffalo with the Indian Murrah
A
BULGARIAN MURRAH
9
Q
- gray to rusty brown hair
- horns coil downward and upward to form a hook
- wedge-shape conformation
- females have well-shaped and developed udder
- milk veins are prominent
- 2 streaks of white markings are evident around the jaw from ear to ear
A
BULGARIAN MURRAH
10
Q
Origin of Bulgarian Murrah
A
BULGARIA
11
Q
Riverine Buffalos
A
- MURRAH
- BULGARIAN MURRAH
- NILI-RAVI (Pakistan)
- SURTI (India)
12
Q
Law that established the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC)
A
REPUBLIC ACT 7307
13
Q
- found in temperate or subtropical countries such as India, Pakistan & Mediterranean Europe
- prefers clear waters of the river
- massive & stocky; wedge-shaped
- white switch
- tightly curled horn
- 50 chromosomes
A
RIVERINE BUFFALOES
14
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- found in tropical Asia
- prefers muddy pit to wade in
- round and stocky
- black switch
- wide & not curled horn
- 48 chromosomes
A
SWAMP BUFFALOES
