EFFECT OF SEASON ON FIRST LACTATION PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF MURRAH BUFFALOES


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Authors

  • R.S.D. BARMAN Department of Livestock Production and Management College of Animal Sciences, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana -125004, India
  • S.S. GREWAL Department of Livestock Production and Management College of Animal Sciences, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana -125004, India
  • D.K. JHA Department of Livestock Production and Management College of Animal Sciences, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana -125004, India

Abstract

ABSTRACT
The present investigation was conducted on 301 Murrah buffaloes maintained at Buffalo
Research center, Department of Livestock Production and Management, CCS Haryana Agriculture
University, Hisar (India) with the main objective to study the Effect of season on first lactation
production performance of Murrah buffaloes. The overall least-squares means first lactation milk
yield, first lactation length, first peak yield and first dry period were obtained as 1991.46 ±
26.37 kg, 381.67 ± 3.82 days, 9.58 ±0.99 kg and 188.39 ± 5.05 respectively. The period of calving
had significant effect on first peak yield and first dry period. Season of calving had significant
effect on first lactation milk yield, first dry period and first lactation length. Each year was divided
in to four season i.e. Summer, Rainy, Autumn and Winter. The least squares means for FLMY
indicated that summer (April to June) calvers produced highest milk (2152.17±57.74) yield
followed by winter (December to March) calvers but there was no significant difference in summer
and winter calvers.
Key words : First lactation, Production, Buffaloes, Season

Author Biographies

  • R.S.D. BARMAN, Department of Livestock Production and Management College of Animal Sciences, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana -125004, India

    Part of M.V.Sc Thesis, SRF, Deptt. of ABG, RVC,
    Kanke, Ranchi (Jharkhand)


  • S.S. GREWAL, Department of Livestock Production and Management College of Animal Sciences, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana -125004, India
    Professor.

  • D.K. JHA, Department of Livestock Production and Management College of Animal Sciences, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana -125004, India
    SRF, AICRP poultry, RVC, Ranchi (Jharkhand)

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06-09-2017

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BARMAN, R., GREWAL, S., & JHA, D. (2017). EFFECT OF SEASON ON FIRST LACTATION PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF MURRAH BUFFALOES. Indian Journal of Animal Production and Management, 29(1-2). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAPM/article/view/74061