Abstract
Cattle and buffalo play an important role in the agriculture of South East Asia, providing both milk and meat and also traction for ploughing and transport. The native breeds vary considerably in their characteristics, not only in their inherent qualities but in their response to varying systems of management, some very primitive. Improvement is clearly possible by cross-breeding, but it appears that this is most likely to be achieved within existing native breeds, than by introducing exotic ones developed to thrive under very different circumstances.
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