Table 2

Parameter	Cattle								Buffalo
	Indigenous				Crossbred				Buffalo
	Young		Adults		Young		Adults		Young		Adults
	Below 1year	1 to 3 Year	Dairy	Nondairy	Below 1year	1 to 3 year	Dairy	Nondairy	Below 1year	1 to 3 year	Dairy	Nondairy
Weight (Kg)	40	140	175	200/ 175	60	180	275	300/ 275	70	180	275	300/ 275
Weight gains (kg day-1)	0.11	0.18	0	0	0.19	0.27	0	0	0.23	0.25	0	0
Milk (kg day-1)	0	0	1.7	0	0	0	5.73	0	0	0	3.6	0
Fat content of milk (%)			4.7				4.1				7.4
Work hours per day	0	0	0	1.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Pregnancy (%)	0	0	40-50	0	0	0	50	0	0	0	35	0
Digestibility of feed (%)	50-60	50-60	50-60	50-60	55-65	55-65	55-60	55-65	50-60	50-60	50-60	50-60

Table 2: Consolidated activity data for deriving Methane Emission Factors for cattle and buffalo using energy balance equation.