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Mehsana is a dairy breed of buffalo found in Mehsana town in Gujarat and adjoining Maharastra state.
Typical characteristics
• Body is mostly black; a few animals are black-brown in colour.
• The breed is supposed to have been evolved out of crossbreeding between the Surti and the Murrah.
• The body is longer than in Murrah and the limbs lighter.
• The head is longer and heavier.
• The horns usually are less curved at the end compared to Murrah breed but are longer and could be of irregular shape.

Production Performance:
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• The milk yield is 1200-1500 kg. The breed is supposed to have good persistency.
• The intercalving period ranges between 450-550 days.