Azikheli Buffalo Breed of Swat-Khyber Pukhtun Khwa-Pakistan
Published on:
08/16/2019
Author/s :
Hassan Khan 1, Syed Amjad Ali 2, Arshad Ali Yousafzai 3. / 1 Farm Manager at Azikheli Buffalo Farm Swat, Livestock & Dairy Development Department KPK; 2 Syed Amjad Ali, Veterinary officer (H) at Azikheli Buffalo Farm Swat, Livestock & Dairy Development Department KPK; 3 Veterinary assistant at Azikheli Buffalo Farm Swat, Livestock & Dairy Development Department KPK.
INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUNDAzikheli buffalo is a unique riverine breed found in khawazakhela Tehsil and its adjacent areas in district swat since unknown times. The breed has very peculiar characteristics under unique traditional husbandry practices in comparison to the rest of the Buffalo breeds found in the country. This is relatively a smaller breed hence requires lesser space & feed than...