Abstract
After bulls, buffaloes are the most important group of cattle. Buffalo populations have an obvious practical importance for milk production and, to a lesser extent, for muscle work (traction for various agricultural works). A geographical approach to the presence of water buffaloes in Romania has not been carried out until this day. On the territory of Romania, buffaloes are raised only in rural households. Between 1920 and 1980, the number of buffaloes varied between 135,000 and 180,000 head. The lowest number (135,000 specimens) was recorded in 1946, and the maximum population (almost 200,000 specimens) was reached in 1985, the largest in the previous century. Subsequently, the number of buffaloes decreased sharply, so that in 2019 the population was 90% smaller compared to that of 1985, the causes of this decrease being rather convoluted. The main breeding area of this mammal is Transylvania.
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