Produção de búfalas leiteiras no Brasil

Abstract

Brazil has the largest herd of buffaloes in the West and buffalo farming is an area of strong growth in the country. Official data indicate that in our country approximately 1,382 million heads of Murrah, Jafarabadi, Mediterranean and Carabao buffaloes are raised. This species is a major producer of meat in the national territory, but it also has a large market for the exploitation of its milk, which has a high yield and quality compared to bovine milk due to its characteristics, making it ideal for making a large variety of dairy products.