Week 7 the third reading journal

The Consideration of Water Buffalo

(I took a test and misunderstood the content because of many unknown vocabularies. So, I summarize the article here.)

Summary

 Water buffalo have many stereotypes. First, they are considered as buffalo. But their shape is similar to cattle and color is gray-black. They have the greatest unexplored potential for increased meat production or milk yield, but this features are not know well. In Western nations, they are considered a vicious breed or an averse animal to humans, but in fact, they are the gentlest farm animals in the world. They are sociable, genial, and fond of humans. They are believed they thrive only water circumstance, but they can be alive in several weather situations, as long as adequate shade is available. As an experiment of them, they were carried in Florida because its weather seems to resemble water buffalo's original native environment. And, scientists acknowledged their commercial potential in the U.S.. Even though there were poor conditions feed, they took advantage of thriving and increasing their number better than cattle. Scientists also found water buffalo's meat has considerable market potential. Indeed, many subjects in a blind taste test preferred water buffalo meat to a corresponding cut of beef.


Vocabularies
1)averse
adjective
not be friendly
opposed
His averse opinion irritated me.

2)genial
adjective
be friendly
kindly, sincere
Dogs are one of the most genial animals to humans.

3)thrive
verb
to grow up
prosper, flourish
The company thrived year by year.