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CBS Publishers and Distributors The Buffaloes Of The World And Water Buffalo Production by Nityanand Pathak
The Buffaloes of World and Water Buffalo Production gives in detail basic information on all known species of buffaloes. African wild buffaloes in two species Syncerus caffer (black buffalo) and Syncerus nanus (red buffalo) are still wild and conserved in wild life parks of Africa.
Two species of Asian wild buffaloes (Bubalus arnee) have been domesticated as Indian or dairy water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and swamp buffalo (Bubalus swamp).
At present courses on buffalo production are global and taught in several universities of almost all continents. This book covers all important parts of the syllabus of not only the Indian universities but also most of the global universities.
Nityanand Pathak BSc,BVSc and AH,MVSc,PhD,FNAVS,FANA,FMOBS,MAAVN is former Director, Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar; Director, Centre of Advance Studies, and Head, Animal Nutrition Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar.He was Project Leader of Buffalo Development Project at Song Be in SR Vietnam (1982–84) and worked with more than 150 co-workers/ co-authors. Dr. Pathak’s academic works include more than 25 books, 350 research papers and 60 extension articles in Hindi and English in different national and international journals. So far, he is the only scientist to hold the chair of President of Animal Nutrition Association, Izatnagar, and Animal Nutrition Society of India, Karnal.He has also been Vice President, Indian Society of Buffalo Development, Hisar, and Indian Society of Wildlife and Zoo Veterinarians, Bareilly. He was General Secretary, National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (I),New Delhi.He is the founder President , National Academy of Veterinary Nutrition and Animal Welfare,Bareilly.