The raising of buffaloes has been having a satisfactory development from its introduction in the country, since a
relatively a short period of time, and there is the need to improve the conditions of handling and operation. For
this reason, it was investigated the effect of the arborisation in the raising of river buffaloes, for which in two
units were selected with 30 milk buffaloes each one and their young to compare the effect of the arborization
using the technology of rational tree grazing with
Leucaena lanceolata
compared to a monoculture of grasses
without arborization. To compare, an initial diagnostic was done to know the characteristics of each unit and
determining both the soil chemical and floristic composition of the areas and monthly determined the availability
of dry matter of the grass to regulate the animal rate in the pasture. We proceed this way for the next 4 years in the
determination of the productive milk indicators by buffalo, lactancy and area, the reproductive behaviour, and the
economic income. The results obtained in the arborizated system were superior in 0.72 kg milk/anim/d, 279.8 kg/
lactancy, 1.49 kg/ha/d and 42 days of lactancy, being reflected more positively in the income by the milk sale by
buffalo, hectare, and lactancy in the national currency and convertible Cuban money. All the analyzed indicators
favoured the tree production system with Leucaena, with the technology of rational tree grazing.