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cord-021510-vobwdcpj	Jainudeen, M.R.	BUFFALO HUSBANDRY | Asia	2004-11-28		.txt	text/plain	3435	209	62	Domestic buffaloes in Asia are of two types: the swamp type for draught in the eastern half of Asia Contents Asia Mediterranean Region and the river type for milk in the western half of Asia (see Dairy Animals: Water Buffalo). Once a sadly neglected farm species, the river type buffalo currently produces about 55 million tonnes of milk annually from some of the world's best buffalo breeds in India and Pakistan. In most smallholder farms, animals are hand-milked with the calf to stimulate milk letdown, whereas in big herds in India and Pakistan they are machinemilked as for cattle. Thermal stress may lead to higher calf mortality, lower milk yields and slow growth, and can depress signs of oestrus (see Stress, Heat, in Dairy Cattle: Effects on Mik Production and Composition; Effects on Reproduction). High milk-producing river buffaloes are as susceptible to metabolic disorders as dairy cows.	./cache/cord-021510-vobwdcpj.txt	./txt/cord-021510-vobwdcpj.txt