Abstract
The current study was conducted in the middle of Iraq during the period of 21/8/2017 to 30/4/2018 to determine the most important problems that faced buffalo breeding. Ninety questionnaires forms including 21 important questions were distributed to the best 90 breeders selected from buffalo breeders in two locations, 1st location is Um-khashim region which located in AL-Najaf province while the 2nd location was AL-Mehanawia region which located in AL-Qadissya province. The total number of buffalo in herds that studded was 2160 head with average number is 24 head / breeder. Chi-square test was used to determine the significant differences depending on the breeders answers. The results showed that a significant difference (P<0.01) and (P<0.05) in breeders answers for all questions in this study except the answer about the herd size which came convergent with no significant difference. Most of answers of breeders in this questionnaire study came harmonious with previous studies and showed that the general performance is decline in Iraqi buffalo compared with the standard performance and the answers provides us a clear indicator to a real and complex problems which prevent the improving of Iraqi buffalo.
