Measures of Daily Weight Gain in Friesian-Bunaji Crossbred Heifers and Their Relationship with First Lactation Milk Yield

Akpa, G. N.; Galadima, M.; Adeyinka, A; Malau‐Aduli, A.E.O.; Abdu, SB

doi:10.3923/ijds.2007.380.386

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“…Dairy cattle exhibit tremendous phenotypic diversity, including a greater variation in milk yield than any other mammal due to selective pressure to improve milk production [1]. Milk yield is the most important economic trait that determines productivity and profitability in dairy cattle [2].…”

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Assessment of Dairy Cows for Milk Yield in the Cool Tropical Climate of Plateau State, Nigeria

Omoniwa,

Okeke,

Adeniyi

et al. 2021

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Genetic improvements of milk yield in the tropics necessitate the use of exotic cattle to the upgrade the performance of local cattle. The data for the study came from two different genotypes namely Holstein Friesian and FriesianxBunaji crossbred on the Plateau State in Nigeria. Milk production traits measured were 305-day fat corrected milk yield, daily milk yield, 100-day fat corrected milk yield, total fat yield, total protein yield and lactation length. Six milk production indices (Fat corrected milk yield kilogram weight; FCM Kg W, fat corrected milk yield kilogram metabolic weight; FCM Kg MW, fat corrected milk yield per day per kilogram weight; FCM/day/kgW, fat corrected milk yield per day per kilogram metabolic weight; FCM/day/kgMW, net energy efficiency and dairy merit). The R

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Assessment of Dairy Cows for Milk Yield in the Cool Tropical Climate of Plateau State, Nigeria

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Okeke,

Adeniyi

et al. 2021

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Sire evaluation and effect of various factors on growth performance in males of Tharparkar and Karan fries cattle

Ahmad

Magotra

Gupta

et al. 2021

Indian J of Anim Sci

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The current study was undertaken with the objective of sire evaluation as well as studying the effect of genetic and non-genetic factors on growth performance in males of Tharparkar and Karan Fries Cattle. Data on body weights of Tharparkar and Karan Fries males born during the period 1994-2012 at ICAR-NDRI, Karnal, were utilized. The overall least squares means of birth weight and weights at one-month interval up to 12 months of age were 26.92±0.24, 35.55±0.22, 45.04±0.28, 57.56±0.40, 70.02±0.51, 82.62±0.66, 95.18±0.80, 105.11±1.55, 108.19±1.15, 114.20±1.15, 120.11±1.09, 130.35±1.11 and 136.91±4.13 kg respectively, in KF males. In TP males, least square means for birth and one-month were 21.34±0.77 and 25.63±0.67 kg, respectively. Effect of month and period of birth was highly significant on all traits except 1 month and 12-months for the former effect. The effects of genetic group and parity were mostly significant on body weights in KF males. Regression on birth weight was highly significant for all the weight traits. Effect of sire and birth-month was highly significant on all traits except one-month weight in KF. In Tharparkar, effect of season was highly significant on birth weight. Growth curves were linear, and deviations of average body weekly weight showed more divergence with increasing age. Growth rates from birth to three-months age in KF and TP males were 320 g/day and 226 g/day. Effect of non-genetic factors indicated the need of further improvement in feeding and management practices for augmenting growth, i.e. body weights especially in calves born to primiparous dams.

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Measures of Daily Weight Gain in Friesian-Bunaji Crossbred Heifers and Their Relationship with First Lactation Milk Yield

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Assessment of Dairy Cows for Milk Yield in the Cool Tropical Climate of Plateau State, Nigeria

Assessment of Dairy Cows for Milk Yield in the Cool Tropical Climate of Plateau State, Nigeria

Sire evaluation and effect of various factors on growth performance in males of Tharparkar and Karan fries cattle

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