by Poonam Yadav (Author), Parveen Kumar (Author)

Being part of the world leading milk producer country and also in which major population depends on milk for its protein requirement. Riverine buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is a major milk producing species in many Asian and Mediterranean countries and its genetic improvement ranks high among agricultural research needs of these countries. Buffalo milk contains highest fat percentage compared to all milk producing animals. The motivation of the problem was looking for the genes involved in the milk fat synthesis during lactation.