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Buffalos play a major role in milk production in the world.India is the world's highest milk producer 1, receiving 55% of its milk from buffalos 2,3.Buffalos represent the second highest contribution to the national milk production in the dairy industry in Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka has approximately 0.32 million buffaloes 4,5 of which the majority (0.28 million) are either indigenous or crosses between exotic breeds such as Nilli-Ravi, Murrah, and Surthi.The growth of the buffalo population has come to a standstill throughout the last few decades owing to several issues with their management and breeding
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