Genetic evaluation of Frieswal cattle for first lactation milk yield from smallholder dairy production systems in Kerala, India

A K DAS; ABHIJIT MITRA; RAVINDER KUMAR; UMESH SINGH; SUSHIL KUMAR; T V RAJA; RANI ALEX; K ANIL KUMAR; A S SIROHI; SIDDHARTHA SAHA

doi:10.56093/ijans.v93i2.124591

Authors

A K DAS ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut Cantt., Uttar Pradesh 250 001 India
ABHIJIT MITRA ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut Cantt., Uttar Pradesh 250 001 India
RAVINDER KUMAR ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut Cantt., Uttar Pradesh 250 001 India
UMESH SINGH ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut Cantt., Uttar Pradesh 250 001 India
SUSHIL KUMAR ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut Cantt., Uttar Pradesh 250 001 India
T V RAJA ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut Cantt., Uttar Pradesh 250 001 India
RANI ALEX ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana
K ANIL KUMAR Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Thrissur, Kerala
A S SIROHI ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut Cantt., Uttar Pradesh 250 001 India
SIDDHARTHA SAHA ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut Cantt., Uttar Pradesh 250 001 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v93i2.124591

Keywords:

Frieswal, First lactation milk yield, Field progeny testing, Genetic evaluation

Abstract

The present investigation was undertaken to determine the genetic worth of Frieswal (62.5% HF × 37.5% Sahiwal) young bulls through progeny testing under field conditions in Kerala state, India. A total of 65 Frieswal bulls were evaluated based on 1037 first lactation records of their daughters calved over a period of 15 years from 1995 to 2010 were used for the study. The overall average breeding value for the first lactation 305-days milk yield was estimated as 2229.19±50.91 kg with a range of 2193.74±66.59 to 2280.62±66.59 kg. Out of 65 bulls inducted in 7 different sets, 33 bulls (50.7%) had breeding values higher than the herd average (2229.19 kg). The number of daughters per bull varied from 7 to 51 whereas the average number of daughters per bull was 16. The genetic superiority and percentage genetic superiority of the top 25 bulls (38.46%) over population ranged from 6.26 to 51.43 and 0.28 to 2.30, respectively. The least squares analysis of variance revealed that the year of calving had a significant effect on the first lactation milk yield of daughters. The increasing trend of first lactation milk yield over year / bull set observed in the present study indicates the successful implementation of large-scale progeny testing programme under field conditions.

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