Inbreeding and it is effects on some productive and reproductive traits in a herd of Egyptian buffaloes
A total of 1551 normal lactation records of Egyptian buffaloes, Kept at Mehallet Mousa Farm, belonging to Ministry of Agriculture, during the period from 1960 to 2001 were used. Milk yield, lactation period and age at first calving were studied in order to determine the presence of inbreeding in the...
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| author | A.M. Kawthar A.S. Khattab |
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| description | A total of 1551 normal lactation records of Egyptian buffaloes, Kept at Mehallet Mousa Farm, belonging to Ministry of Agriculture, during the period from 1960 to 2001 were used. Milk yield, lactation period and age at first calving were studied in order to determine the presence of inbreeding in the herd and to evaluate it is effects as well as the effects of some environmental factors on these traits. In addition, genetic parameters of these traits are also studied. Milk yield, lactation period and age at first calving averaged 1193 ± 522 kg, 282±125 and 39 ± 3 mo, respectively. Among all three traits, only age at first calving was affected by inbreeding. Month of calving and year of calving had a significant effect on all traits studied, while age at first calving had no significant effect on milk yield and lactation period. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d76bc31e0ed461c885eb9ecb3c065792022-12-22T03:38:55ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2010-02-0162s27527810.4081/ijas.2007.s2.275Inbreeding and it is effects on some productive and reproductive traits in a herd of Egyptian buffaloesA.M. KawtharA.S. KhattabA total of 1551 normal lactation records of Egyptian buffaloes, Kept at Mehallet Mousa Farm, belonging to Ministry of Agriculture, during the period from 1960 to 2001 were used. Milk yield, lactation period and age at first calving were studied in order to determine the presence of inbreeding in the herd and to evaluate it is effects as well as the effects of some environmental factors on these traits. In addition, genetic parameters of these traits are also studied. Milk yield, lactation period and age at first calving averaged 1193 ± 522 kg, 282±125 and 39 ± 3 mo, respectively. Among all three traits, only age at first calving was affected by inbreeding. Month of calving and year of calving had a significant effect on all traits studied, while age at first calving had no significant effect on milk yield and lactation period.http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/970Inbreeding, Milk yield, Age at first calving, Buffalo |
| spellingShingle | A.M. Kawthar A.S. Khattab Inbreeding and it is effects on some productive and reproductive traits in a herd of Egyptian buffaloes Italian Journal of Animal Science Inbreeding, Milk yield, Age at first calving, Buffalo |
| title | Inbreeding and it is effects on some productive and reproductive traits in a herd of Egyptian buffaloes |
| title_full | Inbreeding and it is effects on some productive and reproductive traits in a herd of Egyptian buffaloes |
| title_fullStr | Inbreeding and it is effects on some productive and reproductive traits in a herd of Egyptian buffaloes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inbreeding and it is effects on some productive and reproductive traits in a herd of Egyptian buffaloes |
| title_short | Inbreeding and it is effects on some productive and reproductive traits in a herd of Egyptian buffaloes |
| title_sort | inbreeding and it is effects on some productive and reproductive traits in a herd of egyptian buffaloes |
| topic | Inbreeding, Milk yield, Age at first calving, Buffalo |
| url | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/970 |
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