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Beneficial impact on cardiovascular risk profile of water buffalo meat consumption.

Giordano G, Guarini P, Ferrari P, Biondi-Zoccai G, Schiavone B, Giordano A.

Angiology Unit, Villa dei Fiori Hospital, Acerra (NA), Italy. ggiord@libero.it

Abstract
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Meat is a good source of proteins and irons, yet its consumption has been associated with unfavorable cardiovascular effects. Whether this applies to all types of meat is unclear. We thus aimed to appraise the impact of water buffalo meat consumption on cardiovascular risk profile with an observational longitudinal study.

SUBJECTS/METHODS: Several important cardiovascular risk features were appraised at baseline and at 12-month follow-up in 300 adult subjects divided in groups: recent consumers of water buffalo meat vs subjects who had never consumed water buffalo meat. In addition, long-standing consumers of water buffalo meat were evaluated.

RESULTS: Age, gender, height, body weight, and the remaining diet (with the exception of cow meat consumption) were similar across groups. From baseline to follow-up, recent consumers of water buffalo meat change their intake of water buffalo meat from none to 600+/-107 g per week (P<0.001), with ensuing reductions in cow meat consumption from 504+/-104 to 4+/-28 (P<0.001). At the end of the study, recent consumers of water buffalo meat showed a significant decrease in total cholesterol and triglycerides levels, lower pulse wave velocity, as well as a more blunted response to oxidative stress from baseline to follow-up in comparison with subjects who had never consumed water buffalo meat (all P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: Consumption of buffalo meat seems to be associated with several beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk profile. Awaiting further randomized clinical trials, this study suggests that a larger consumption of water buffalo meat could confer significant cardiovascular benefits, while continuing to provide a substantial proportion of the recommended daily allowance of protein.

By: Robin Anderson 

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The 10th World Water Buffalo Congress  location has been chosen ~! Thailand  May 2013 !! Updates Coming  

Updates from the 9th Congress coming soon !  

A   - well organized - very informative  - Congress. Invited lectures covered a variety of  topics from around the world. The Post-tour covered all aspects of Buffalo production as well a live auction.  The Argentine people are very accommodating and warm. Their food - cheeses- breads and wine are delicious.  

The 9th  World Congress has passed  - But not the memories !! Great people and excellent food! 

             In spite of being a traditional country known for cattle it was hard to imagine that one day we would be the centre of the world of Buffalo meat and that we would attract world attention only because of 100,000 heads in a world of almost 200 million people.

             In effect, during ten days the eyes of the world will be basically concentrated in the compendium of this work, which investigators, teachers and producers from more than 30 different countries have produced, and I am sure they will know how to take advantage of this.

             I have no doubt they will be surprised to know the depth of the research, many hours on the land and in laboratories have been put into these pages which will be an extremely important instrument for all those interested in the specie. All in all, these pages show the direction that the raising of buffaloes has in the entire world. Coming from Argentina, to say beef, and say “Argentine Beef” is like saying excellence, we also celebrate the recent announcement that the European Common Market will give this country 200 Tons of Buffalo meat under the Hilton quota, - meaning, tax free and with a preferential price,-this news is stressed enormously in the 9th World Congress where together it will make its historic mark of Buffalo in Argentina. Of this, I am convinced.

Thanks to all who have, with their effort, collaborated for this “Proceeding” to reach us. Not being able to conclude without thanking my colleagues from the “Scientific Organization Committee”, the provincial governments of Corrientes and Formosa and very specially the breeders, since without these donations we would never have had the necessary “seed money “to start up what is today the 9th World Congress of Buffaloes-Argentina 2010 - Bicentury of the Independence of the Argentine Republic.

Many thanks,
Eng. Federico Romero
President

Attended by 900 participants from over 39 countries, included Italy. An estimated 400 abstracts were

presented and accepted by delegates.

Attendance was estimated to be over 400 from 20 countries. A total of 252 abstracts were accepted and

presented in Poster or Oral sessions.

Swiss mozzarella

In a world of rising cheese consumption, there appears to be little envy of the mozzarella farmers among Switzerland's other cheese makers, most of whom are operating at capacity.

But it is a different story with Italy. "The Italians are not very happy over the fact that the Swiss are making mozzarella," said Francesca Heiniger, the spokeswoman for Switzerland Cheese Marketing, the organization in Bern that promotes Swiss cheeses abroad. The Italian name mozzarella di bufala is protected by law, so Mr. Bieri and his friends have adopted the German-Italian hybrid Büffelmozzarella.

The success of domestic Swiss mozzarella has cut into imports of mozzarella, which dropped in 2005 by 789 tons, Ms. Heineger's organization said. But the damage was suffered mainly by big Italian producers of cow's milk mozzarella, not the higher priced buffalo milk variety. Its sales to Switzerland soared last year.

"Exports of our cheese to Switzerland have doubled," said Gennaro Testa, an official of the National Consortium for the Protection of Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, the group that promotes genuine buffalo milk mozzarella in the Naples area of Italy. In fact, he said, the success of Swiss mozzarella, "is a kind of promotion that we enjoy."

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www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/farmingbusiness/3990168.Buffalo_f
arm_wins_national_award_for_home_bred_veal/

Buffalo farm wins national award for home-bred veal
10:08am Friday 19th December 2008

By Mike Bridgen »

AN award-winning farm, famous for its unusual animals, has won
another major title and is looking for farmers to rear water buffalo
for them.

Kate and Paul Langthorne have a thriving business mostly based on
their 300 head of buffalo and now need to find more space to expand
the herd still further.

The couple have a wide variety of exotic animals on their farm at
Crawford Grange, Brompton, near Northallerton, but it is still their
buffalo meat, milk and cheese which is the most popular they sell
more than 1,000 buffalo burgers alone each week.

Their success has already earned them such titles as Rural Retailer
of the Year and Yorkshire Farm Business of the Year.

Now they have won the national Taste of Excellence Award for their
veal in the Food and Farming Awards presented at the House of
Commons.

The taste experts from Marks & Spencer said their rose veal was "to
die for".

The couple have sold their own "free range" veal for four years and
have found a steady increase in demand.

Customers have included presenter Janet Street Porter, who reared two
veal calves for one of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsays TV series.

She reared them in North Yorkshire and, before they were ready,
bought veal from the Langthornes for a tasting session at Ripon
farmers market.

Mr Langthorne said: "The series raised the profile of veal and we
find people are quite happy to try it, we have it available all the
time."

The veal is six months old. The calves are all born and raised on the
farm which now has its own abattoir.

The abattoir means that none of the buffalo, cattle, sheep and pigs
born on the farm ever have to leave it and remain stress-free.

It also means absolute guaranteed assurance and traceability for
customers.

The Langthornes were invited to submit some of their veal for the
award and samples were cooked and tasted by experts in Marks &
Spencers own tasting centre.

"They did a blind-tasting and told us ours was to die for," said Mrs
Langthorne.

The couple began farming water buffalo in 1997 after their son,
Andrew, who has cystic fibrosis, was unable to drink cows milk.

Today they have around 300 buffalo which are bred for meat, milk and
cheese production.

They also have yaks, Aberdeen Angus and Dexter cattle, along with
some Highland and White Park.

Sheep include a commercial flock, alongside Soay and Hebridean, and
there are also goats, emus, bison, elks, pigs, wild boar and a
handful of endangered Pere David deer.

They estimate there are now around 1,000 animals on the farm hence
the need to find other farmers to help increase their buffalo
numbers.

Mr Langthorne said they are very easy to keep.

He said: "They just need a normal fence and a strand of electric wire
but are no different to any other stock. They are very docile but can
be a bit stubborn."

The couple attend 12 farmers markets a month including Redcar,
Pinchinthorpe, Harrogate, Hartlepool, Darlington, Richmond, Ripon,
Stockton, Northallerton and Leyburn.

They also supply some restaurants and other outlets and sell from the
farm they have found a brisk trade among Gurkha families stationed at
Catterick who are attracted by the freshness of the meat.

Any farmers interested in rearing buffalo can contact the Langthornes
on 01609-776 937.

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