Effect of non-genetic factors on reproduction traits in Murrah buffaloes
Early performance traits in Murrah buffaloes
Keywords:
Age at first calving, Murrah, Effect of season, Reproduction traits, Production traits, Non-genetic factorsAbstract
The present investigation was carried on 659 Murrah buffaloes, sired by 188 bulls, maintained at Directorate of Livestock Farms, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, for the duration of 27 years (1991-2017). The purpose of this study was to investigate the average and effect of non-genetic factors on reproductive traits like age at first calving (AFC), first service period (FSP), first calving interval (FCI) and age at puberty (AAP). The overall averages of the various reproduction traits like AFC, FSP, FCI and AAP were estimated to be 1331.89 ± 8.76 days, 187.61± 4.61 days, 496.75 ± 4.71 days and 1022.51± 8.77 days, respectively. Season of calving had significant influence on FSP, FCI and FDP, whereas, age at first calving had non-significant effect on FSP and FCI.
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Gandhi R S. 2002.Evolving multi-trait criteria in Murrahbuffaloes.Buffalo Journal 2: 183-92.
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Kumar A. 2000. Genetic studies on first lactation traits in Murrah buffaloes. M.V.Sc. Thesis, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India.
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Kuralkar S V and Raheja K L. 1997.Estimation of genetic and phenotypic trends for first lactation traits in Murrah buffaloes. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 67(8): 695-97.
Malhotra P. 2014.“Genetic evaluation of Murrah buffaloes at organized herds”. Ph.D. Thesis, GADVASU, Ludhiana, India.
Milan R, Kumar S and Sinha RRK.2018. Studies on seasonal effect of calving on reproduction and production traits of Murrah buffaloes. Journal of AgriSearch 5(3): 190-192.
Nath M. 1998. Breeding value evaluation for milk production in Murrahbuffaloes.M.Sc. Thesis, NDRI, Karnal, India.
Nawale V S. 2010. Development of optimum model for prediction and assessment of breeding efficiency in Murrahbuffaloes.M.V.Sc. Thesis, NDRI, Karnal, India
Naz N A and Ahmad M. 2006. Genetic and phenotypic correlations for some sexual maturity traits in Nili-ravi buffalo heifers. Pakistan Veterinary Journal 26(3): 141-43.
Patil C S, Chakravarty A K and Kumar V. 2012. Average performance of various first lactation 305 day and test day milk yield in Murrah buffaloes. Indian Journal of Animal Research 46(3): 310-12.
Raheja K L. 1992. Comparison of progeny testing of Sahiwal sires' by different methods of sires-evaluation. Indian Journal of Dairy Science 45: 64-69.
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