Feeding Status of Indigenous Buffalo in Midhills of Gandaki Province, Nepal

More than 50% of the households Gandaki province have been rearing buffaloes. Whereas in mid hills 1-2 number buffalo is present most houses which are reared for sustainable purpose. A cross sectional study was carried out a year selecting 20 farms from four locations; Parbat, Nagi ramche, Tarakhola and Lwang ghalel, Kaski. Similarly, farm Directorate Agricultural Research, also studied. The purpose this to determine feeding system midhills DoAR compare milk production. production by indigenous local (3.3liters/d) significantly higher that farms(2.9 liters/d) despite balanced concentrate ration daily. raulo khar combination main source roughages whereas maize, barley millet flour were common province.