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Performance of Lactating Nili-Ravi BuffaloesThe dairy industry in Pakistan is buffalo oriented. Pakistan has approximately 26.3 million buffaloes. Buffaloes in milk contribute 74.3% of the total milk produced in the country (1). Various research studies on different aspects of buffalo production have been conducted in the last decade. Several studies have been conducted to compare the efficiency of the inclusion of different feedstuffs in buffalo diets. Buffaloes are superior to domesticated cattle (Bos sp.) because they digest feed more efficiently than cattle do, particularly when the feed is of poor quality and is high in cellulose. Buffalo milk is therefore cheaper to produce (2). Moreover, buffaloes take less time to adjust to changes in the diet composition as compared to cows (2).