Mehsana :

Mehsana are a breed of water buffalo from the state of Gujarat, India.


Mehsana buffaloes are considered to be evolved by crossing Murrah and Surti breeds of buffaloes.
The breed is named on the place of its origin that is Mehsana district of Gujarat and also known as “Mahesani” or “Mehsani”.

Morphological Features:

Color:
Mostly black, a few animals is a brown color

Forehead:
Wide & slight depression in middle

Horn Shape & Size:
Horns of Mehsana are generally sickle shaped to the curve more upward than in the Surti breed and less curved than the Murrah breed. Horns are generally bent downward and then take a curve like the horns of a ram.

Weight:
Average 750 Kg in Males and 650 Kg in Females

Horns
Horns are generally sickle shaped and less curved than Murrah buffaloes and curve more upward than Surti buffaloes.

Eyes
Eyes are very prominent, black and bright bulging from their sockets with folds of skin on upper lids.

Tail:
Long, Switch black, Brown or white also common.

Horns:
Slightly curved upward, inward





The breed has good lactation persistency along with breeding regularity.
Milk yield of the breed ranges between 598 to 3597 kilo grams per lactation with 5.2 to 9.5% fat.
The average milk yield is 1988 Kg with an average milk fat is 6.83%.


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