Country
Specie
ISO3
LKA
Language
Sinhala
Description
Lanka buffalo breed type population is declining steadily as the animal power use in rice cultivation and processing activities has been replaced with machinery. Government policy on banning of slaughter of buffaloes did not promote population growth.
Other name
Ceylonese, Sri Lankan, Ceylon
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Color comments
uni coloured: fawn to black
Number of horns males
2
Number of horns females
2
Weight males
306.00
Weight females
306.00
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
