Wenzhou Water Buffalo

Wenzhou Water Buffalo

　　　Product Name: Wenzhou Water Buffalo

　　Place of Origin: Wenzhou

　　Product Characteristics: Water buffalo milk is of high quality and rich in flavor

　　Product Introduction: The Wenzhou water buffalo has excellent lactation performance, with an average daily milk yield of 7.5 kilograms. Its fresh milk has a fat content as high as 9.5–10.5%, more than three times that of Holstein cows. After crossbreeding and improvement, its body size has increased by one-third, and lactation performance has improved by two-thirds, with a maximum daily milk yield reaching 19 kilograms. The water buffalo milk is of high quality and rich in flavor, and is sold at a market price of up to 12 yuan per kilogram.

　　Product History: The Wenzhou water buffalo is an outstanding local breed in China, distributed in counties and cities such as Pingyang and Rui’an in Zhejiang Province, with the highest number raised in Pingyang County. It is world-renowned for its high milk yield and the high fat content of its fresh milk. Officials from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization once conducted on-site inspections in Pingyang County and spoke highly of it. The project "Comprehensive Development and Utilization of Wenzhou Water Buffalo" was included in the provincial-level key research topic of the Ninth Five-Year Plan in 1996. This project has now made significant progress and passed the provincial-level appraisal on January 18, 2001. The dairy performance of the water buffalo has entered the stage of market-oriented development.