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| country = India<br />
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| maleheight = {{nowrap|average 145 cm}}<br />
| femaleheight = {{nowrap|average 135 cm}}<br />
| coat = Black<br />
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The '''Nagpuri''' is a [[breed]] of [[water buffalo]] originating in [[Maharashtra]], India. It stands better amongst the breeds of buffaloes which combine the milk and drought qualities in a better proportion in adverse [[climatic]] conditions.{{Clarify|date=October 2021}} It is a River-type buffalo and a central Indian breed.<ref name="auto1">Banerjee, G.C, Animal Husbandry (8th edition)</ref> The breed has many synonyms, such as "Berari", "Gaorani", "Purnathadi", "Varhadi", "Gaolavi", "Arvi", "Gaolaogan", "Gangauri", "Shahi" and "Chanda".<ref>A. R. Sirothia, D.S. Kale and S.B. Kamble</ref><br />
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==Origin==<br />
As the name applies, Nagpuri buffalo is a versatile breed of the Vidarbha region of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. The animals of this breed are very well adapted to the harsh-semi-arid conditions of Vidarbha region.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cirb.icar.gov.in/nagpuri/ | title=Nagpuri | access-date=21 May 2023 | archive-date=31 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131210447/https://cirb.icar.gov.in/nagpuri/ | url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Physiological and physical characteristics==<br />
[[File:Buffalo at Chinawal.jpg|thumb|A Nagpuri buffalo in the farmlands of Maharashtra, India.]]<br />
Coat color is black.<ref name="auto1"/> The breed is [[black]] with [[white]] patches on face, legs and tail tips. However, the "Purnathadi" strain, one of the productive strains of Nagpuri buffalo, is slightly brown in color. The horns are long, flat and curved, bending backward on each side of the neck nearly up to the shoulders with tips pointed mostly in upward direction. <br />
Average height of Nagpuri buffalo is 145&nbsp;cm for male and 135&nbsp;cm for female and heart girth is 210 and 205&nbsp;cm for male and female respectively.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Livestock:: Buffalo:: BreedsAnimal Husbandry ::buffalo breeds | url=https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/animal_husbandry/animhus_buffalo%20breeds.html | access-date=2025-05-10 | website=agritech.tnau.ac.in}}</ref><br />
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==Rearing and production==<br />
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The animals are maintained in semi-intensive management system.<ref name="auto2">A Report on Nagpuri Buffalo by Kazi Abdus Sobur</ref><br />
Male body weight average 525&nbsp;kg where female attains about 425&nbsp;kg.<ref>Banerjee, G.C, Animal Husbandry</ref><br />
Buffaloes and heifers in this area are reared mainly for fat production. Average milk yield per lactation is 1039&nbsp;kg ranging 760–1500&nbsp;kg with average milk fat of 8.25% ranging 7.0-8.8%.<ref name="auto">Lactational performance of Shahi strain of Nagpuri buffalo</ref> Nagpuri can withstand extreme climatic conditions as high as 47&nbsp;°C even in respect of milk production and fertility.<ref name="auto"/><br />
Male animal is used for [[Draft animal|draught]] purposes but it works slower than domestic [[cattle]].<ref name="auto2"/><br />
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