Define What Is Murrah?
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Murrah is the breed of water buffalo which is stored for milk.
The Murrah buffalo is a breed of domestic water buffalo which was originated from India. It is a popular dairy buffalo breed and kept mainly for milk production.
The home tract of this breed is Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Jind, Jhajhar, Hisar and Rohtak districts of Haryana. The breed is also found in Nabha and Patiala districts of Punjab and around Delhi, and it is the pride of Haryana.
The Murrah buffalo is very popular and a very good milk producer not only in India but also probably in the world.
Today the breed is available in many countries around the world such as Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Phillippines, China, Malaysia, Nepal, Brazil, Ecuador and Azerbaijan.
The Govt. Haryana had launced an incentive cash prize for farmers to expand export of these animals.
The Murrah buffalo has been used to improve milk production of dairy buffalo in other countries such as Bulgaria, Egypt and Italy.
The Murrah buffalo is a breed of water buffalo ( scientific name: Bubalus bubalis) especially stored for milk manufacturing. It originates in Punjab and Haryana states of India, where it is kept in the districts of Bhiwani, Hisar, Rohtak, Jind, Jhajjar, Fatehabad, Gurgaon and the capital of Delhi. A Murrah buffalo on the Lakshmi Dairy Farm in Punjab set a record of 26.335 kg of milk in the 2016 National Livestock Competition and Expo.
The Murrah buffalo is jet black in colour, once in a while with white markings on the face or legs. Eyes are black, active and prominent in female however barely shrunken in adult males and should now not be walled i.E. The cornea has to not have whiteness. The neck is long and skinny in ladies and thick and massive in adult males. Ears are quick, thin and alert.
They commonly have quick and tightly curved horns. Bulls weigh around 550 kg (1,210 lb) and cows around 450 kg (990 lb). Average milk manufacturing is 2200 liters in a lactation period of 310 days
