Phenotypic characteristics, production and reproduction performance of Deoni cattle in its native tract

S V KURALKAR; P S BANKAR; M M CHOPADE; PRAJAKTA KURALKAR; S A DHAWARE

doi:10.56093/ijans.v84i1.37315

Authors

S V KURALKAR Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Akola, Maharashtra 444 104 India
P S BANKAR Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Akola, Maharashtra 444 104 India
M M CHOPADE College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Parbhani
PRAJAKTA KURALKAR Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Akola, Maharashtra 444 104 India
S A DHAWARE College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, Latur

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v84i1.37315

Keywords:

Cattle, Deoni, Milk, Phenotypic characteristics, Reproduction

Abstract

An attempt was made to envisage physical characteristics, production and reproduction performance of Deoni, a medium size dual purpose indigenous breed of cattle in Maharashtra in its home tract. Chest girth, body length, height at wither, long horn, ear length and face length were measured. The mean values for age at first mating, age at first calving, service period and calving interval were 35.45±0.30 months, 44.50±0.30 months, 116.04±3.21 days and 395.87±3.38 days, respectively.

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