الفهرس 
Nongenetic factors
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Abstract
In developing countries and in Egypt in particular animal production is mainly in hands of numerous small farmers. In Situation, buffaloes serve äs an economically important source of milk and meat. Buffalo’s milk accounts for 70% of the total milk produced in Egypt and it is characterized by high butter fat content when compared to cow’s milk. Also, buffalo males are considered äs an important source ofveal production at about two monthsofage. Buffalo istherefore, considered the main dairy animal in Egypt. Numbers of Egyptian buffaloes and their production of milk and meat represented by FAO report (1990) for Egypt compared to those of the world indicate that the contribution of the Egyptian buffaloes in milk and meat in the world is relatively considerable, i.e. about 5 and 14% of the world buffaloes milk and meat, respectively.