Nili-Ravi

Nili-Ravi
A Nili-Ravi female in Gujrat, Pakistan
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk
  • DAD-IS (2025): not at risk
Other namesNili Ravi
Distribution
  • Bangladesh
  • China
  • India
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Sri Lanka
  • Brazil
  • Venezuela
TypeRiver
Usedairy
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    700 kg
  • Female:
    600 kg
Height
  • Male:
    135 cm
  • Female:
    125 cm
Coatblack or brown

The Nili-Ravi is a breed of domestic water buffalo of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It is similar to the Murrah breed of buffalo, and is reared mainly for dairy use. The average milk yield is approximately 2000 kg per year; the record yield is 6535 kg in a lactation of 378 days.

It is distributed mainly in the Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Faizabad, Lahore, Multan, Okara, Sahiwal and Sheikhupura districts of the Pakistani Punjab and the Amritsar, Firozpur and Gurdaspur districts of the Indian Punjab.

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