This is a list of domestic water buffalo breeds and their uses.
The domestic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is descended from the wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), now designated an endangered species.
Water buffaloes have been bred, predominantly in Asia, for thousands of years for use by humans.
Their main domestic uses are as draught animals and for the production of milk and meat.
[1] has a refined head, prominent eyes, small flat compact horns growing back, up and in, short in the leg, low compact body, meaty hindquarters, straight topline; typically Buffalypso are red or fawn, colors include black, brown, albinoid; exported to 19 countries (the U.S. and several Latin American countries)[8] is black, black/brown or dark gray, has large black eyes, coiled horns, a wide rump, long tail, voluminous belly, deep broad chest, a short wide back often slightly dipped, well-developed udder suited to machine milking; is now rare in its homeland; exported to Romania and South America[8]