Effect of non-genetic factors on first lactation production and reproduction traits in Frieswal cattle

The present study was undertaken on first lactation production and reproduction records of 1470 Frieswal cows maintained over a period of 10 years (2003–2012) at two military farms, viz Meerut and Ambala at CIRC, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The data were classified according to farm, season, period, and...

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Main Authors: RAJEEV RAJEEV, RAVINDER KUMAR, RAJBIR SINGH, T V RAJA
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Language:English
Published: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2021-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/113198
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description The present study was undertaken on first lactation production and reproduction records of 1470 Frieswal cows maintained over a period of 10 years (2003–2012) at two military farms, viz Meerut and Ambala at CIRC, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The data were classified according to farm, season, period, and age groups. The overall least squares means of AFC, FL305DMY, FLMY, FLL, FSP, FDP and FCI were 921.35±05.17 days, 2658.57±42.59 kg, 2718.28±44.40 days, 304.15±1.4 days, 163.19±24.75 days, 114.20±5.94 days and 459±8.06 days, respectively. Period had highly significant effect on AFC, FL305YP, FLMY, and FLL, while it had non-significant effect on FSP, FDP and FCI. The effect of season of birth on AFC was statistically non-significant. The average FL305DMY for Meerut farm was 2879.13±41.28 kg while the corresponding estimate for Ambala farm was 2438.02±61.79 kg and the difference was statistically highly significant. The analysis on the effect of season on FL305DMY revealed that the cows calved in summer season had the maximum FL305DMY of 2700.61±57.02 kg followed by the winter (2639.75±50.38 kg) and rainy calvers (2635.37±65.81 kg). The study also revealed that the differences between different seasons were not statistically significant. The least squares analysis revealed that the AFC group had highly significant effect on the FL305DMY.
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spelling doaj.art-465acc2f30c4475d9cbe35c689d90dcb2023-02-23T10:16:34ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndian Journal of Animal Sciences0367-83182394-33272021-07-01901210.56093/ijans.v90i12.113198Effect of non-genetic factors on first lactation production and reproduction traits in Frieswal cattleRAJEEV RAJEEV0RAVINDER KUMAR1RAJBIR SINGH2T V RAJA3Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 250 110 IndiaCentral Institute for Research on Cattle, MeerutSardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 250 110 IndiaSardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 250 110 India The present study was undertaken on first lactation production and reproduction records of 1470 Frieswal cows maintained over a period of 10 years (2003–2012) at two military farms, viz Meerut and Ambala at CIRC, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The data were classified according to farm, season, period, and age groups. The overall least squares means of AFC, FL305DMY, FLMY, FLL, FSP, FDP and FCI were 921.35±05.17 days, 2658.57±42.59 kg, 2718.28±44.40 days, 304.15±1.4 days, 163.19±24.75 days, 114.20±5.94 days and 459±8.06 days, respectively. Period had highly significant effect on AFC, FL305YP, FLMY, and FLL, while it had non-significant effect on FSP, FDP and FCI. The effect of season of birth on AFC was statistically non-significant. The average FL305DMY for Meerut farm was 2879.13±41.28 kg while the corresponding estimate for Ambala farm was 2438.02±61.79 kg and the difference was statistically highly significant. The analysis on the effect of season on FL305DMY revealed that the cows calved in summer season had the maximum FL305DMY of 2700.61±57.02 kg followed by the winter (2639.75±50.38 kg) and rainy calvers (2635.37±65.81 kg). The study also revealed that the differences between different seasons were not statistically significant. The least squares analysis revealed that the AFC group had highly significant effect on the FL305DMY. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/113198First lactation traitsFrieswal cowProductionReproduction
spellingShingle RAJEEV RAJEEV
RAVINDER KUMAR
RAJBIR SINGH
T V RAJA
Effect of non-genetic factors on first lactation production and reproduction traits in Frieswal cattle
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
First lactation traits
Frieswal cow
Production
Reproduction
title Effect of non-genetic factors on first lactation production and reproduction traits in Frieswal cattle
title_full Effect of non-genetic factors on first lactation production and reproduction traits in Frieswal cattle
title_fullStr Effect of non-genetic factors on first lactation production and reproduction traits in Frieswal cattle
title_full_unstemmed Effect of non-genetic factors on first lactation production and reproduction traits in Frieswal cattle
title_short Effect of non-genetic factors on first lactation production and reproduction traits in Frieswal cattle
title_sort effect of non genetic factors on first lactation production and reproduction traits in frieswal cattle
topic First lactation traits
Frieswal cow
Production
Reproduction
url https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/113198
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