Productive and reproductive performance of dairy animals in Almora district of Uttarakhand

Abstract

There were 448 bovine and only 1Q8 ovine species in the study areas. Amongst cattle, the highest percentage was of bullocks, followed by cows, female calves and male calves, respectively. Adult she buffaloes were 84% with 16% female calves. Higher proportion of cattle in the herd revealed the fact that cattle are of multipurpose role in mountain farming and livelihood systems. There was on an average, 0.42 goats per household per village. Average ·milk production per village per fann per day was 1.70 litres. On an average 23% milk was marketed per day per village. The weight of an adult cow was 232.91±7.9 kg, ofa bullock 246.04 kg and of a buffalo was 348.21±18.33 kg. The reproductive perfor111-ance shows that figures for cows are not much pleasing; for buffaloes, they are reasonably fme.