What's the difference between a buffalo and a cow?

In terms of species, buffaloes belong to the genus Buffalo, and yellow cattle are domestic cattle, belonging to the genus Yak, not the same species.

In terms of appearance and life attributes, buffalo and yellow cattle have the following differences:

1, buffalo is generally black, and yellow cattle is generally yellow;

2. Buffalo horns are long and curved, while horns are short and not too curved;

3. Buffalo can swim and plow paddy fields, while yellow cattle generally don't like swimming and plow dry land. Buffalo is mostly used in the south of China, and yellow cattle is mostly used in the north.

Buffalo:

Cattle:

Buffalo is a large cloven-hoofed animal, and domestication of buffalo is very common in Asia and America. In Asia, buffaloes are mainly used as labor; In Europe, Italy, Romania and Bulgaria, it is used as a cow or food cow. Buffalo milk has a high fat content, so it is easier to preserve. There are few wild buffaloes now. There are also wild buffaloes in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand in Southeast Asia, and there are also wild buffaloes in northern Australia.

Yellow cattle is an ordinary cattle breed inherent in China. Short horns, yellow-brown or black fur, and variegated short hair. Used for plowing or pulling carts, meat for food, and leather for tanning. Its breeding head in China ranks first among domestic animals or cattle, and its breeding areas are almost all over the country. It is mainly used for labor in agricultural areas, for labor and milk in semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral areas, and for milk and meat in pastoral areas. Due to different natural environment and feeding conditions, there are differences in body shape and performance, which can be divided into three types: northern yellow cattle, central plains yellow cattle and southern yellow cattle.

Yellow is the most common coat of cattle, and breeds may be named after it, but there are also reddish brown and black. The head is slightly heavier, with different angles and round roots. Strong physique, compact structure, muscular, strong limbs and firm hooves. There are about 25 kinds of yellow cattle in China, and the top five are Nanyang cattle, Qinchuan cattle, Luxi cattle, Yanbian cattle and Jinnan cattle, which are collectively called the five best varieties of yellow cattle in China.