Sustainability of buffalo farming in different environments in the world
Keywords:
Buffalo population, milk, meat, farming systems, sustainability
Abstract
The domestic buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) plays a strategic role in the world for the economy and society. 203.9 million heads on the planet represent this species and produce 137 million tons of milk and 4.3 million tons of meat (+18.7% and +8.2% increase from 2015 to 2021, respectively). Buffalo products are essential for the human requirements of proteins of high nutritional value. These requirements will increase rapidly in the future with the growth of the human population. Therefore, the buffalo has and will have more of a strategic role in Governments’ economic programs in many countries. The buffalo is a long-living ruminant with a high capacity to convert fiber into energy and adapt in complex areas such as marshlands, Iraq, or Bangladesh, or in hot and humid climates where other ruminants cannot survive. Buffalo is a social and family animal in small villages in Southeast Asia, where it is used mainly in the rice fields as a draught animal producing milk essential for the children’s nutrition, meat, leather, manure, horns, and bones. Thanks to its great adaptability, buffalo can be bred both in intensive and extensive systems, as in South American countries where natural pastures are highly available. In this paper, the contributions of local breeds and cosmopolitan dairy breeds to sustain protein production, maintain the land’s biodiversity, and sustain the livelihood of populations are reported according to the different farming systems.
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EIP-AGRI Focus Group Profitability of permanent grassland. How to manage permanent grassland in a way that combines profitability, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity? Starting Paper Koldo Osoro. 2014 28th May.
Lal R. Soil carbon sequestration impacts on global climate change and food security. Science. 2004; 304:1623- 1627.
Bernués A, Ruiz R, Olaizola A, Villalba D, Casasús I. Sustainability of pasture-based livestock farming systems in the European Mediterranean context: Synergies and Trade-offs. Livestock Science. 2011; 139:44-57.
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Mitat VA. Cuban Buffalo Production. Buffalo Newsletter. 2022; 39:25-32.
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Seresinhe Thakshala. Buffalo production systems and the role of buffalo in Sri Lanka. Buffalo Newsletter. 2018; 33:13-14.
Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH. Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh. Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST). 2017; 394.
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Suarez A L. Buffalo in Colombia. Buffalo Newsletter. 2021; 37:27-28
Mitsch WJ. Applying science to conservation and restoration of the world’s wetlands. Water Science and Technology. 2005 Apr 1st; 51(8):13-26.
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Hapsari KA, Biagioni S, Jennerjahn TC, Reimer P, Saad A, Sabiham S, Behling H. Resilience of a peatland in Central Sumatra, Indonesia to past anthropogenic disturbance: Improving conservation and restoration designs using palaeoecology. Journal of Ecology. 2018 Nov; 106(6):2473-90.
Vale WG, Ribeiro HFL, Barbosa LAL, Rolim Filho ST, Neves KAL, Silva AOA, Lima WF. Forty years fo buffalo artificial insemination in the Amazon Valley, Brazil – An Historical Retrospective. Buffalo Newsletter. 2022; 38:9-20.
Cortés RH. El uso del búfalo en la cosecha de palma africana. IIIrd American Buffalo Symposium, Medellín, Colombia. 2006 September 6th-8th.
Frutos, L. (2021) Producción de búfalos crece 25% al año (criadores están comercializando carne, hamburguesas, embutidos, quesos y leche). Infonegocioshttps:// infonegocios.com.py/infoganaderia/produccion-de-bufalos-crece-25-al-ano-criadores-estan-comercializan- do-carne-hamburguesas-embutidos-quesos-y-leche
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FAO 2013. https://www.fao.org/news/archive/news-by- date/2013/it/.
World Family Forum. 2019. https://www.fao.org/news-room/detail/global-forum-of-the-un-decade-of-family-far- ming-2019-2028-begins/en
Derisavi F. Introduction of excellent Nikookar Buffalo Farm in Gilan province. Buffalo Newsletter. 2021; 37:9- 12.
Devkota B (2018) Overview of Buffalo Development in Nepal. Buffalo Newsletter. 2018; 33:11-13.
Nirmal BK, Devkota B, Shrestha S et al. Nepal country report on buffalo production system. In: Book of abstract 9th Asian Buffalo Congress Hisar, India. 2018 February 1st-4th February.
Farooqi A. Buffalo Farming: Its Significance in Economy of Pakistan. 2022 March 4th.
FAOSTAT, 2019. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Eid L. Insight on the status of Egyptian buffalo. Buffalo Newsletter. 2019; 35:14-19.
Shafik Basant MN, El-Bayomi KMC Abo-Salem MES, et al. Environmental factors affecting some productive and reproductive traits in Egyptian Buffaloes. Benha Veterinary Medical Journal. 2017; 32(1):153-159.
Hassanein MK, Abolmaaty SM, Khalil AA, Taqi MO, Essa YH, Shawki HH. Geographical Distribution and Developmental Pattern of Buffalo in Egypt. World Rural Observations. 2013; 5(4):14-9.
Fahim NH, Abdel-Salam SA, Mekkawy W, Ismael A, Abo Bakr S, El Sayed M, Ibrahim MA. Delta and upper egypt buffalo farming systems: asurvey comparison. Egyptian Journal of Animal Production. 2018 May 1; 55(2):95-106.
Kenmore PE, Stannard C, Thompson PB. The ethics of sustainable agricultural intensification. FAO. 2004; 3.
Donald PF, Green RE, Heath MF. Agricultural intensification and the collapse of Europe’s farmland bird populations. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences. 2001 Jan 7th; 268(1462):9-25.
Crosson P, Shalloo L, O’Brien D, Lanigan GJ, Foley PA, Boland TM, Kenny DA. A review of whole farm systems models of greenhouse gas emissions from beef and dairy cattle production systems. Animal Feed Sci. Technol. 2011; 166 and 167:29-45.
Salou T, Le Mouël C, Van der Werf HM. Environmental impacts of dairy system intensification: the functional unit matters!. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017 Jan 1; 140:445-54.
Mota-Rojas D, De Rosa G, Mora-Medina P, Braghieri A, Guerrero-Legarreta I. Napolitano F. Invited review: Dairy buffalo behaviour and welfare from calving to milking. CAB Rev 2019; 14: 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1079/PAVS-NNR201914035
Meo Zilio D, Steri R, Iacurto M, Catillo G, Barile VL, Chiariotti A, Cenci F, La Mantia MC, Buttazzoni L. Precision Livestock Farming for Mediterranean Water Buffalo:Some Applications and Opportunities from the Agridigit Project. In: Biocca M., Cavallo E., Cecchini M., Failla S., Romano E. (eds) Safety, Health and Welfare in Agriculture and Agro-food Systems. SHWA 2020. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. SpringerNature. 2022; 252:41-50. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98092-4_5.
Sabia E, Napolitano F, Claps S, Braghieri A, Piazzolla N, Pacelli C. Feeding, nutrition and sustainability in dairy enterprises: the case of Mediterranean buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis). In: Vastola, A. (Ed.), The Sustainability of Agro-food and Natural Resource Systems in the Mediterranean Basin. Springer Open. 2015a:57-64.
AIA 2023. (available at: https//aia.it).
Failla S et al., see Borghese A. Buffalo Livestock and Products. A. Borghese and CRA (Council of Research in Agriculture) (Eds), Rome, Italy. 2013a:1-511.
Singh I. Buffalo – the harbinger of prosperity in rural India. In: book of abstract 9th Asian Buffalo Congress Hisar, India. 2018 February 1st-4th.
Aujla KM, Hussain A. Economics of milk production of major dairy buffalo breeds by agroecological zones in Pakistan. Pakistan J. Agric. Res. 2015; 28(2):179-191. https://popularinpakistan.com/buffalo-farming/
Afzal M, Naqvi AN. Livestock resources of Pakistan: present status and future trends. Quarterly Science Vision. 2004; 9(1):1-2.
United Nations – Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Sustainable Development. Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda
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Borghese A, Barile VL, Chiariotti A. Sustainability of buffalo farming in different environments in the world. Rev. Cient. FCV-LUZ [Internet]. 2023Nov.21 [cited 2025Jul.31];33(Suplemento):31-6. Available from: https://produccioncientifica.luz.edu.ve/index.php/cientifica/article/view/43281
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