Buffalo in the World: Situation and Perspectives

Borghese, A.; Chiariotti, A.; Barile, V. L.

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-7531-7_1

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“…Ninety-seven percent of the buffalo population is concentrated in Asia, mainly in India and Pakistan, due to dairy breed selection and the enhancement of the milk market. There is also an increasing trend in Europe and America due to the growing number of dairy animals, related to the world market’s high demand for milk, cheese, and processed products [ 107 ].…”

Section: Other Livestock Speciesmentioning

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Using Pregnancy-Associated Glycoproteins (PAGs) to Improve Reproductive Management: From Dairy Cows to Other Dairy Livestock

Barbato

Menchetti

Brecchia

et al. 2022

Animals

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Pregnancy success represents a major issue for the economic income of cattle breeders. Early detection of pregnant and non-pregnant animals, as well as the prediction of early pregnancy failure, can influence farm management decisions. Several diagnostic tools for pregnancy are currently available. Among these, pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAGs) have been shown to be useful for identifying the presence of vital embryos and for pregnancy follow-up monitoring. This review presents an overview of the PAGs’ functions, their pregnancy trends, and their use as a tool to improve reproductive management in bovine and other dairy livestock, such as small ruminants and buffalos.

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Section: Other Livestock Speciesmentioning

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Using Pregnancy-Associated Glycoproteins (PAGs) to Improve Reproductive Management: From Dairy Cows to Other Dairy Livestock

Barbato

Menchetti

Brecchia

et al. 2022

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“…In tropics, it has been well documented that buffaloes can efficiently utilize the roughages and crop by-products to produce high quality milk with high fat percentage and are resistant to many diseases [ 5 ]. Genetic make-up of animals governs performance of dairy farm and the knowledge of genetic and phenotypic parameters is of prime importance for designing suitable breeding policies to establish a genetically improved herd [ 6 , 7 ].…”

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“…Thus, dairyman would have a considerable interest in the relationship of AFC with lifetime production and other lifetime traits, as well. Furthermore, positive association between AFC and subsequent performance was observed suggesting the potential benefits of earlier calving in buffaloes [ 9 , 6 ]. Attempts to reduce the AFC helps in reducing production cost and increases the profitability of dairy enterprise [ 17 ].…”

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Association between age at first calving, first lactation traits and lifetime productivity in Murrah buffaloes

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Objective: This study was conducted to estimate the association of age at first calving with first lactation traits as well as lifetime performance traits in Murrah buffaloes.Methods: Data on first lactation and life time performance of Murrah buffaloes (n=679), maintained at ICAR-CIRB, Hisar, India during the period 1983 to 2017, were deduced to calculate heritability estimates, genetic and phenotypic correlation of different first lactation and lifetime traits. The univariate animal model was fitted to estimate variance components and heritability separately for each trait, while bivariate animal models were set to estimate genetic and phenotypic correlations between traits under study.Results: The heritability was high for First Peak Milk Yield (FPY, 0.64±0.08), moderate for Age at First Calving (AFC, 0.48±0.07) and breeding efficiency (BE 0.39±0.09). High genetic correlations of FLTMY (First Lactation Total Milk Yield) with FLSMY (First Lactation Standard (305 days or less) Milk Yield), FPY (First Peak Milk Yield) and FLL (First Lactation Length) was seen. Likewise, genetic correlation of AFC was positive with traits viz. FLTMY, FLL, FDP (First Dry Period), FSP (First Service Period), FCI (First Calving Interval), HL (Herd Life) and PD (Productive Days). Significant phenotypic correlation of FLTMY was observed with traits viz. HL (Herd Life), PL (Productive Life), PD, Total LTMY (Total Lifetime Milk Yield), Standard LTMY (Standard Lifetime Milk Yield). Moreover, positive genetic and phenotypic correlation of FPY was observed with HL, PL, PD, Total LTMY and Standard LTMY.Conclusion: This study reports that age at first calving had positive genetic correlation with FDP, FSP, FCI and UD (Unproductive Days) while, negative association of AFC was observed with FLSMY, PL, Total LTMY, Standard LTMY and BE. This suggests that reduction of age at first calving would results in improvement of lifetime performance traits.

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“…The European bison is the only recent wild cattle in its current distribution 21 . However, within all native regions of the European bison, domestic cattle and partly domestic water buffalos occur as livestock 22,23 and their faeces could thus be confused during field sampling (see Supplementary Discussion for a more extensive discussion on bovid dung as a considerable genetic sample type). Therefore, it is important that obtained genotypes can be reliably assigned to the correct species to avoid biased results in a genetic monitoring.…”

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A reduced SNP panel optimised for non-invasive genetic assessment of a genetically impoverished conservation icon, the European bison

Wehrenberg

Tokarska

Cocchiararo

et al. 2023

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The European bison was saved from the brink of extinction due to considerable conservation efforts since the early 20thcentury. The current global population of > 9,500 individuals is the result of successful ex situ breeding based on a stock of only 12 founders, resulting in an extremely low level of genetic variability. Due to the low allelic diversity, traditional molecular tools, such as microsatellites, fail to provide sufficient resolution for accurate genetic assessments in European bison, let alone from non-invasive samples. Here, we present a SNP panel for accurate high-resolution genotyping of European bison, which is suitable for a wide variety of sample types. The panel accommodates 96 markers allowing for individual and parental assignment, sex determination, breeding line discrimination, and cross-species detection. Two applications were shown to be utilisable in further Bos species with potential conservation significance. The new SNP panel will allow to tackle crucial tasks in European bison conservation, including the genetic monitoring of reintroduced populations, and a molecular assessment of pedigree data documented in the world's first studbook of a threatened species.

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Buffalo in the World: Situation and Perspectives

Cited by 31 publications

References 7 publications

Using Pregnancy-Associated Glycoproteins (PAGs) to Improve Reproductive Management: From Dairy Cows to Other Dairy Livestock

Using Pregnancy-Associated Glycoproteins (PAGs) to Improve Reproductive Management: From Dairy Cows to Other Dairy Livestock

Association between age at first calving, first lactation traits and lifetime productivity in Murrah buffaloes

A reduced SNP panel optimised for non-invasive genetic assessment of a genetically impoverished conservation icon, the European bison

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