General Information

Species

Buffalo

Synonym

Assamese Swamp

Breeding Tract

Jorhat, Sibsagar, Lakimpur, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Golaghat, Majuli, Biswanath

Comment On Breeding Tract

The Luit (Swamp) Buffaloes Are Mostly Distributed In The Upper Brahmaputra Valley Of Assam Covering Nine Districts Of Upper Assam. These Buffaloes Are Also Found In Some Areas Of Manipur, Mizoram And Nagaland Bordering Assam

Main Use

Milk And Draught

Comment On Main Use

Bullocks Are Excellent Draft Animals For Carting And Ploughing Specially In Muddy Field For Paddy Cultivation.

Origin

Local. People Of Assam Have Been Traditionally Rearing Swamp Buffaloes In The Embankment And Small Islands Of The Mighty River Brahmaputra (Luit); Hence These Buffaloes Are Named Luit.

Herd Book Or Register Established

No

Breed Societies (If Any)

No

Morphology

Color

Black

Number Of Horns

2

Horns Shape And Size

Curved Laterally Backward & Then Upward Forming A Semi-Circle. Male- 60.13cm, Female-57.13cm.

Visible Characteristics

These Swamp Buffaloes Are Medium Sized Strongly Built Animals With Prominent Wither And Short Tail. The Animals Are Characterized By Broad And Concave Fore Head With Prominent Eyes And Wide Muzzle, And Distinct Semi-Circular Horns In Both Sexes. They Possess Light White Stocking Up To The Knee In Both Fore And Hind Legs