Nili-Ravi

The Nili-Ravi is a breed of domestic water buffalo of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.^[2][4]: 69 It is similar to the Murrah breed of buffalo, and is reared mainly for dairy use. The average milk yield is approximately 2000 kg per year; the record yield is 6535 kg in a lactation of 378 days.^[4]: 69

Conservation status

• FAO (2007): not at risk^[1]: 135
• DAD-IS (2025): not at risk^[2]

Other namesNili Ravi

Distribution

• Bangladesh
• China
• India
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Sri Lanka
• Brazil
• Venezuela^[2][3]

TypeRiver

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Nili-Ravi

A Nili-Ravi female in Gujrat, Pakistan
Conservation status	FAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 135  DAD-IS (2025): not at risk[2]
Other names	Nili Ravi
Distribution	Bangladesh China India Pakistan Philippines Sri Lanka Brazil Venezuela[2][3]
Type	River
Use	dairy
Traits
Weight	Male: 700 kg[4]: 69  Female: 600 kg[4]: 69
Height	Male: 135 cm[4]: 69  Female: 125 cm[4]: 69
Coat	black or brown
Water buffalo Bubalus bubalis

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It is distributed mainly in the Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Faizabad, Lahore, Multan, Okara, Sahiwal and Sheikhupura districts of the Pakistani Punjab and the Amritsar, Firozpur and Gurdaspur districts of the Indian Punjab.^[5]