Buffalo kills man - Wales (1 Viewer)

[Andy Adcock]

Are they used for meat, milk?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-52552766

I had an interesting experince with one in Nepal. We were passing through a village and at a small narrowing, we had to pass an adult and a calf. The adult appeared lame, my mate slipped past but as I tried to do the same, the youngster continually attacked me, forcing me to flee up a small hillside behind a building where it couldn't follow. I got past eventually by throwing rocks at it but wouldn't have liked to be caught out in the open by it, I presume it was trying to defend the parent?

Heres a shot of me with a friendlier one in the Philippines. B

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

I know their milk is used for Mozzarella.

Rich

 

[PYRTLE]

Yep, and meat. I believe the ex Formula1 driver Jody Shekter was one of the first to farm them in the UK.

.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw2vgMylc6PLCuPIP9pR0EhI

Great photo by the way.

 

[KC Foggin]

That is one large beast and I sure wouldn't want to have that happen to me.

 

[infopt2000]

That strikes me as very unusual. Domestic buffalo have the reputation of being less temperamental than cattle. Although there are always farm casualties with cattle, I think they are more usually the small dairy breeds, like Jerseys. Very back luck

 

[aeshna5]

They are also used for conservation grazing in some wetland sites, believe Suffolk WT uses them & possibly others.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Thanks all, didn't realise they were grazed for conservation, good idea, suitable animal you'd think where they can't use sheep.

The photo at the link btw, must be Australia, they look like Magpie Geese in the background?

 

[Xenospiza]

There are (too many!) Water Buffalo at my local patch where they are meant to manage the grassland. They also manage to trample all Lapwing nests, unfortunately. I still hope they'll attract a Cattle Egret some day.
They are generally docile, but can become very aggressive when they have young calves. I have seen the farmer run for his tractor when he had planned on earmarking one.