Nili-Ravi Buffalo

The Nili-Ravi Buffalo is a dairy breed. They are found mainly in the Lahore, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Multan, and Bahawal Nagar districts in the Punjab Province, India. They are black, and their average weight at maturity is 800 kg for bulls and 525 kg for cows.

They have a wedge shape, massive frame, small curly horns, and wall eyes. They often have white markings on the forehead, face, muzzle, and lower legs and white switch of tail. Buffaloes with such markings are highly desired and popularly called "Panj Kalian". They are generally docile. Maturity is usually reached at 30 months for bulls and 36 months for cows. Longevity of dairy production is good. White markings extending above the hock and knee and over the neck and body, are very rare.