The African buffalo.
The water buffalo, or Asian buffalo, as it is often called, is the largest member of the Bovini tribe, which includes yak, bison, African buffalo, various species of wild cattle, and others.  Two extant types of water buffalo are recognized based on morphological and behavioural criteria – the river buffalo of South Asia and further west to the Balkans, Egypt, and Italy, and the swamp buffalo, found from Assam in the west through Southeast Asia to the Yangtze valley of China in the east. Water buffalo milk is processed into a large variety of dairy products 1  : Cream churns much faster at higher fat levels and gives higher overrun than cow cream. 2  Butter from water buffalo cream displays more stability than that from Although water buffaloes are bovine creatures that somewhat resemble cattle, they are genetically further removed from cattle than are the North American bison (improperly called buffalo) whose massive forequarters, shaggy mane, and small hindquarters are unlike those of cattle. [edit] Introduction. The domesticated water buffalo Bubalus bubalis numbers at least 130 million-one-ninth the number of cattle in the world. It is estimated that between 1961 and 1981 the world's buffalo population increased by 11 percent, keeping pace with the percentage increase in the cattle population. 1 The African buffalo differs from the domesticated water buffalo found in other parts of the world, although they both superficially resemble one another. 2  The buffalo is one of the most abundant of Africa's large herbivores. 3  It depends on water and does not live in regions with less than 10 inches of rain a year.  No. Any product labeled as buffalo milk, or buffalo cheese is produced from the milk of water buffalo. Water buffalo are a separate species, and are not related to bison, even though American bison are commonly known as buffalo. Bison are not milked commercially for a couple of reasons.  The water buffalo or domestic Asian water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is a large bovid originating in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. Water buffalo milk is processed into a large variety of dairy products 1  : Cream churns much faster at higher fat levels and gives higher overrun than cow cream. 2  Butter from water buffalo cream displays more stability than that from Beefalo are primarily cattle in genetics and appearance, with the breed association defining a full Beefalo as one with three-eighths (37.5%) bison genetics, while animals with higher percentages of bison genetics are called bison hybrids.  One drawback is that cows produce more milk than water buffalo. A dairy cow will produce between 50 and 70 pounds of milk a day, while a water buffalo will produce 10-12 pounds a day, Underwood explained. But, with the wide swings in the price of cow’s milk and a growing market for buffalo products, milking water buffalo is still more attractive, Muller said. But what really separates the water buffalo from the cow is what’s in the milk. A cow’s milk has around 3.5 percent fat and 2.5-3 percent protein, whereas milk from a water buffalo is 9.5 percent fat and 5 percent protein, Underwood said. • Cow is a female cattle while buffalo is a separate bovine species. • The term cow is used to refer the female of many species, but the term buffalo refers to domestic or water buffalos. • Cattle cows are domestic, but buffalos prefer a life in the wild. • Buffalos have broader and stronger horns than cows with horns. • Buffalos are usually more robustly built than cows. 
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