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Water Buffalo (Swamp type)
Location of Conservation: Hwalien Breeding Animal
Propagation Station
Taiwan Livestock Research Instituts
Hwalien, Twiwan
Republic of China
Tel: 886-38-525901
Fax: 886-38-523874
Contributor: Mr. I-Chang Shih
Visible Characteristics
- Black or dark brown skin. A white line beneath
neck and throat.
- Like to soak in water, accept cparse food. Poor
heat tolerance.
- White fromkneecaps down. Sweptback,
crescentshape horns.
- Gregarious, docile.
Karyotyping
Number of chromosomes: 48XX,48XY
- 1, 5: Metacentric chromosome
- 2,3,4: Submetacentric chromosome
- 5~23: Acrocentric chromosome
- X, Y: Acrocentric chromosome
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Growth Performance |
Mean ± SD |
Male birth weight |
30.4±2.0 Kg |
Female birth weight |
29.5±0.7 Kg |
Male Weaning(205 days old)weight |
172±17 Kg |
Female weaning weight |
150±13 Kg |
Male yearing weight |
235±24 Kg |
Female yearing weight |
306±34 Kg |
Male body weight at 2-year old |
415±23 Kg |
Female body weight at 2-year old |
398±30 Kg |
Survival rate at 2-year of age |
93% |
Dressing percentage |
50.2% |
Reproductive |
|
Performance |
Mean ± SD |
Age at puberty |
658±27 days |
Age at first parity |
938±26 days |
Gestation length |
321±7 days |
Sex ratio at birth(male:female) |
1.11 : 1.00 |
Farrowing interval |
409±50 days |
Most frequent month for farrowing |
May to October |
Plasm progesterone at luteal phase |
1.5∼2.0 mg/ml |
Fecal progesterone at luteal phase |
150∼200 mg/ml |
Plasm progesterone at folicular phase |
0.4∼0.8 mg/ml |
Fecal progesterone at folicular phase |
50∼100 mg/ml |
Conformation |
|
Measurements |
Mean ± SD |
Body length(the distance from the |
126∼160 cm |
middle point between
two earheads |
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to tailhead) |
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Withers height (the distance from |
125∼137 cm |
shoulder-blades to
ground) |
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Chest girth (the circumference of |
185∼215 cm |
chest which measured
over back |
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shoulder and foreflank) |
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Chest width(the widest area over the chest)
|
41∼49 cm |
Chest depth(the height over the chest) |
67∼77 cm |
Tooth Structure |
Mean ± SD |
Age at 2 teeth |
32∼44 monthes |
Age at 4 teeth |
40∼54 monthes |
Age at 6 teeth |
51∼60 monthes |
Age at 8 teeth |
56∼66 monthes |
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