Kundi buffalo breeds

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The word kundi means fish-hook in the Sindhi language. The Kundi breed is of the milk type. It is found in Dadu, Hyderabad, Karachi, Larkana, Nawabshah, Sanghar and Thatta districts in Sind Province. The colour is solid black. The average weight of Kundi buffalo breeds at maturity for the male is 600 kg and 375 kg for the female. They are massive animals. The horns are small and spirally twisted and hence the name “Kundi”. The forehead is slightly prominent, the face hollow and eyes are small. The mammary gland is capacious with prominent milk vein; teats are squarely placed. The udder is large and strong and the longevity of production is ‘good’. Kundi buffaloes are smaller than Nili-Ravi with an adult weight of 320 to 450 kg.

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