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Revista veterinaria
On-line version ISSN 1669-6840
Abstract
CRUDELI, G.A.; PATINO, E.M.; MALDONADO VARGAS, P. and KONRAD, J.L.. Pasado, presente y futuro del búfalo en Argentina. Rev. vet. [online]. 2014, vol.25, n.2, pp.140-145. ISSN 1669-6840.
The buffalo began to be introduced to the country in the early twentieth century, by importing Mediterranean, Murrah and Jafarabadi breeds. Today buffalo population reached 87.711 heads, which are distributed in 20 out of the 23 provinces that conforms the country. The 80% of the population of buffaloes is found in northeastern region, being the provinces of Formosa and Corrientes those with the largest buffalo population. The country has 8 million hectares suitable to withstand a load of 4 million buffaloes.
Keywords : buffalo; population; Argentina.