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Murrah Buffalo Economics: Cost, Milk Yield, and Profitability Explained
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News18•17-10-2026, 13:58
Murrah Buffalo Economics: Cost, Milk Yield, and Profitability Explained
- •Kapildev Yadav from Jehanabad district has been rearing dairy animals for over 50 years and focuses on the Murrah buffalo breed.
- •A Murrah buffalo costs over 1 lakh rupees, but the breed is renowned for its high milk-yielding capacity.
- •The daily maintenance and food cost for one Murrah buffalo is at least 300 rupees, requiring bran, mustard cake, and dry fodder.
- •A single Murrah buffalo yields between 10 to 15 kilograms of milk daily, depending on its capacity and care.
Key Questions Answered
The daily food and maintenance cost for one Murrah buffalo is at least 300 rupees, which includes 2.5 kg of bran, 1 kg of mustard cake, and 5 kg of chopped dry fodder daily.
Depending on its capacity, a single Murrah buffalo yields a minimum of 10 kilograms and a maximum of up to 15 kilograms of milk daily.
Murrah buffaloes are an expensive breed with a price of more than 1 lakh rupees. Cattle rearers like Kapildev Yadav in Jehanabad's Ghosi block keep them for their high milk-yielding capacity to support their families.
