Pub Date : 2023-03-31DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143817
G. Jatav, A. Jayraw, S. Shukla, Shoorvir V. Singh, K. Chaubey, M. Shakya
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of chronic enteritis which is commonly called as Johne’s disease (JD) in animals which is associated with several incurable, auto-immune diseases like Crohn’s disease in human beings. In the current study, 19 serum samples of buffaloes were collected irrespective of their age, sex and breed which were slaughtered at Cantonment board slaughterhouse, Mhow and Nagar Nigam, Indore. These animals were brought from different places of Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. For detection of anti-MAP antibodies, the latex agglutination test was performed following the standard procedure (Cheong Koo et al., 2004). The present investigation recorded 52.63% MAP infection in slaughtered buffaloes.
{"title":"Serodiagnosis of map infection by latex agglutination test in slaugtered buffaloes of Malwa region (M.P., India)","authors":"G. Jatav, A. Jayraw, S. Shukla, Shoorvir V. Singh, K. Chaubey, M. Shakya","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143817","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143817","url":null,"abstract":"Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of chronic enteritis which is commonly called as Johne’s disease (JD) in animals which is associated with several incurable, auto-immune diseases like Crohn’s disease in human beings. In the current study, 19 serum samples of buffaloes were collected irrespective of their age, sex and breed which were slaughtered at Cantonment board slaughterhouse, Mhow and Nagar Nigam, Indore. These animals were brought from different places of Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. For detection of anti-MAP antibodies, the latex agglutination test was performed following the standard procedure (Cheong Koo et al., 2004). The present investigation recorded 52.63% MAP infection in slaughtered buffaloes.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49120222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-31DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213534
A. Patil, W. Razzaque, R. Alai
Fetal ascites was found in three Indian buffaloes. The cases were diagnosed and treated successfully. Abdomen of the fetus was blindly punctured, and fetuses were removed by applying the traction.
{"title":"Fetal ascites in Indian buffaloes – Three cases","authors":"A. Patil, W. Razzaque, R. Alai","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213534","url":null,"abstract":"Fetal ascites was found in three Indian buffaloes. The cases were diagnosed and treated successfully. Abdomen of the fetus was blindly punctured, and fetuses were removed by applying the traction.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45535768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-30DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2023.4214566
R. H. Mirza, A. Waheed, M. A. Tipu, A. Faraz, M. Khan, H. M. Ishaq
Live body weight of Nili Ravi buffaloes was studied to investigate the effect of certain environmental sources of variation such as herd, lactation number, lactation stage, season of recording and age of buffaloe at the time of recording alongwith appraisal of genetic parameters of body weight including heritabilities, genetic correlation and phenotypic correlation of body weight with mik yield. Five milking herds belonging to Nili Ravi buffaloe breed in Punjab were utilized in this study. Data recorded during 2010 to 2012 included 839 observations. Estimation of genetic parameters were carried out by Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) procedure through ASREML set of coputer program. Least square mean for body weight was found as 523.13±81.63 with a coefficient of variation of 15.60%. Herd, stage of lactation, lactation number, recording season and buffalo’s age at the time of recording significantly affected live body weight. Univariate analysis of body weight indicated that heritability estimate for body weight was 0.33±0.07. Phenotypic correlations of body weight with milk yield in 305 days and milk yield on day of recording were found as 0.071±0.034 and 0.090±0.053 while genetic correlations were found as 0.16±0.00 and 0.20±0.00, respectively. High heritability and positive genetic correlation of body weight with milk yield suggested that body weight should be included in selection program for improved milk yield in Nili Ravi buffaloes.
{"title":"Genetic and nongenetic factors affecting body weight in Nili Ravi buffaloes","authors":"R. H. Mirza, A. Waheed, M. A. Tipu, A. Faraz, M. Khan, H. M. Ishaq","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2023.4214566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2023.4214566","url":null,"abstract":"Live body weight of Nili Ravi buffaloes was studied to investigate the effect of certain environmental sources of variation such as herd, lactation number, lactation stage, season of recording and age of buffaloe at the time of recording alongwith appraisal of genetic parameters of body weight including heritabilities, genetic correlation and phenotypic correlation of body weight with mik yield. Five milking herds belonging to Nili Ravi buffaloe breed in Punjab were utilized in this study. Data recorded during 2010 to 2012 included 839 observations. Estimation of genetic parameters were carried out by Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) procedure through ASREML set of coputer program. Least square mean for body weight was found as 523.13±81.63 with a coefficient of variation of 15.60%. Herd, stage of lactation, lactation number, recording season and buffalo’s age at the time of recording significantly affected live body weight. Univariate analysis of body weight indicated that heritability estimate for body weight was 0.33±0.07. Phenotypic correlations of body weight with milk yield in 305 days and milk yield on day of recording were found as 0.071±0.034 and 0.090±0.053 while genetic correlations were found as 0.16±0.00 and 0.20±0.00, respectively. High heritability and positive genetic correlation of body weight with milk yield suggested that body weight should be included in selection program for improved milk yield in Nili Ravi buffaloes.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47787103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-30DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213793
Rabidra Kumar, S. Srivastava, S. ., K. Alam
A pluriparus full-term exhausted murrah buffalo aged about 8 years, in its 3rd parity escorted to the TVCC, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, ANDUAT, Ayodhya, India, with history of straining since last 12 h. On per vaginum examination, this case was diagnosed as dystocia because of true Schistosoma reflexus. A successful per-vaginal management of dystocia due to Schistosomus reflexus monster by traction and mutation is performed.
{"title":"Per-vaginum handling of dystocia due to Schistosoma reflexus pluriparus in Murrah buffalo","authors":"Rabidra Kumar, S. Srivastava, S. ., K. Alam","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213793","url":null,"abstract":"A pluriparus full-term exhausted murrah buffalo aged about 8 years, in its 3rd parity escorted to the TVCC, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, ANDUAT, Ayodhya, India, with history of straining since last 12 h. On per vaginum examination, this case was diagnosed as dystocia because of true Schistosoma reflexus. A successful per-vaginal management of dystocia due to Schistosomus reflexus monster by traction and mutation is performed.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42565759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obstetrical management of a rare case of fetal mummification in a buffalo is reported and discussed.
报道并讨论了一例罕见水牛胎儿木乃伊化的产科处理。
{"title":"Foetal mummification and its obstetrical management in a graded Murrah buffalo – A case report","authors":"Suresh Kumar Raju, Reshma Abdul, K. Karuppasamy, Sarath Tulasiraman, Reena Devarajan, Rangasamy Sreerangan, Umamageswari Jeyakumar","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213589","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213589","url":null,"abstract":"Obstetrical management of a rare case of fetal mummification in a buffalo is reported and discussed.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42702142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-30DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213623
B. Kamdi, R. Singh, Vidya Singh, Shailendra Singh, Priyesh Kumar
Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is caused due to respiratory distress to the fetus during or before parturition. As a result of asphyxia, the fetal gasping causes meconic amniotic fluid entry into the respiratory air passages and pulmonary complications, and sometimes death of the newborn. In the present study, two cases of MAS in murrah buffalo calves born full term by assisted delivery and died after few hours of delivery were received for routine postmortem examination. Necropsy examination revealed diffuse mosaic-pattern - like lesions in the lungs characterized by dark brown-to-red deflated (atelectatic) lobes and small irregular pale raised multi focal partially inflated tiny areas amidst the atelectatic lobes. The respiratory passages were filled with aspirated substances. Microscopically, bronchoalveloar lumen contained with keratin, squames and subtle meconium along with mild infiltration of neutrophils in the alveolar parenchyma. The MAS in murrah buffalo calves in the present study was similar in presentation with that reported in human babies due to the MAS. These cases add further information on MAS in the buffaloes to the scanty literature on this condition.
{"title":"Meconium aspiration pneumonia in Murrah buffalo calves","authors":"B. Kamdi, R. Singh, Vidya Singh, Shailendra Singh, Priyesh Kumar","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213623","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213623","url":null,"abstract":"Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is caused due to respiratory distress to the fetus during or before parturition. As a result of asphyxia, the fetal gasping causes meconic amniotic fluid entry into the respiratory air passages and pulmonary complications, and sometimes death of the newborn. In the present study, two cases of MAS in murrah buffalo calves born full term by assisted delivery and died after few hours of delivery were received for routine postmortem examination. Necropsy examination revealed diffuse mosaic-pattern - like lesions in the lungs characterized by dark brown-to-red deflated (atelectatic) lobes and small irregular pale raised multi focal partially inflated tiny areas amidst the atelectatic lobes. The respiratory passages were filled with aspirated substances. Microscopically, bronchoalveloar lumen contained with keratin, squames and subtle meconium along with mild infiltration of neutrophils in the alveolar parenchyma. The MAS in murrah buffalo calves in the present study was similar in presentation with that reported in human babies due to the MAS. These cases add further information on MAS in the buffaloes to the scanty literature on this condition.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49206213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-30DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213814
P. C. Chandran, A. Dey, S. Barari, R. Kamal
Rearing buffaloes is one of the important activities in low input livestock management system of Eastern region of India. The region possesses almost 20% of total buffalo population of the country though the population is declining in many states. Bihar and Jharkhand are the only states in which growth in buffalo population is witnessed. Most of the buffaloes in the Eastern region belong to riverine type. Performance of the buffaloes in terms of milk production traits, though varying, it is significant in many pockets in the region. Various strategies which comprise field, farm and laboratory activities have been discussed in this paper in order to improve the productivity of buffaloes vis-à-vis livelihood status of poor and needy farmers.
{"title":"Scenario and strategies for sustainable buffalo production in Eastern region of India","authors":"P. C. Chandran, A. Dey, S. Barari, R. Kamal","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2023.4213814","url":null,"abstract":"Rearing buffaloes is one of the important activities in low input livestock management system of Eastern region of India. The region possesses almost 20% of total buffalo population of the country though the population is declining in many states. Bihar and Jharkhand are the only states in which growth in buffalo population is witnessed. Most of the buffaloes in the Eastern region belong to riverine type. Performance of the buffaloes in terms of milk production traits, though varying, it is significant in many pockets in the region. Various strategies which comprise field, farm and laboratory activities have been discussed in this paper in order to improve the productivity of buffaloes vis-à-vis livelihood status of poor and needy farmers.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41382297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-31DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2022.4144354
Rajiv Singh, Vinit Singhal, R. Agrawal, S. Upadhyay
80 adult buffaloes suffering from diarrhea from sub-tropical and temperate zones of Jammu division were selected to establish etiology and to evaluate hemato-biochemical and mineral alterations. Clinico-haemato-biochemical,mineral and faecal evaluation was carried to relate alterations with respect to etiologies of diarrhoea. Strongyle infection was recorded among 32.5% buffaloes followed by amphistomiasis (18.75%), coccidiosis (7.5%), salmonellosis (7.5%) and balantidiasis (7.5%). 23.45% of affected buffaloes were placed under miscellaneous group as definite etiology could not be established. Season-wise, analysis revealed maximum prevalence of diarrhoea during rainy season (47.5%) followed by summer (35%) and winter (17.5%). Animals of 1 to 3 years age group had higher prevalence of coccidiosis (50%), strongyle infection (46.1%) and salmonellosis (37.5%) whereas, >6 years age group had higher prevalence amphistomiasis (66.7%) and balantidiasis (50%). Significant reduction (P<0.05) in hemoglobin, TEC, TPP, albumin, sodium, chloride, calcium and copper levels was recorded along with significant increase in plasma fibrinogen level among the diarrheic buffaloes. The results of blood gas analysis revealed significant (P<0.05) decrease in pH, pCO2, HCO3 and base excess and significant (P<0.05) increase in anion gap. Since, diarrhoea is a multifactorial disease leading to varying clinical signs, haemato-biochemical, mineral and blood gas changes which needs to be evaluated before recommending therapeutic regimen for recovery.
{"title":"Etiology of diarrhoea among adult buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) and their impact on haemato-biochemical and mineral profile","authors":"Rajiv Singh, Vinit Singhal, R. Agrawal, S. Upadhyay","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2022.4144354","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2022.4144354","url":null,"abstract":"80 adult buffaloes suffering from diarrhea from sub-tropical and temperate zones of Jammu division were selected to establish etiology and to evaluate hemato-biochemical and mineral alterations. Clinico-haemato-biochemical,mineral and faecal evaluation was carried to relate alterations with respect to etiologies of diarrhoea. Strongyle infection was recorded among 32.5% buffaloes followed by amphistomiasis (18.75%), coccidiosis (7.5%), salmonellosis (7.5%) and balantidiasis (7.5%). 23.45% of affected buffaloes were placed under miscellaneous group as definite etiology could not be established. Season-wise, analysis revealed maximum prevalence of diarrhoea during rainy season (47.5%) followed by summer (35%) and winter (17.5%). Animals of 1 to 3 years age group had higher prevalence of coccidiosis (50%), strongyle infection (46.1%) and salmonellosis (37.5%) whereas, >6 years age group had higher prevalence amphistomiasis (66.7%) and balantidiasis (50%). Significant reduction (P<0.05) in hemoglobin, TEC, TPP, albumin, sodium, chloride, calcium and copper levels was recorded along with significant increase in plasma fibrinogen level among the diarrheic buffaloes. The results of blood gas analysis revealed significant (P<0.05) decrease in pH, pCO2, HCO3 and base excess and significant (P<0.05) increase in anion gap. Since, diarrhoea is a multifactorial disease leading to varying clinical signs, haemato-biochemical, mineral and blood gas changes which needs to be evaluated before recommending therapeutic regimen for recovery.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47762258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-30DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2022.4144683
S. Chaudhary, V. Singh, T. D. Manat, S. Patel, Navin Babulal Patel
Niacin may cause evaporative thermolysis through cutaneous hyperemia, vasodilation, increased sweating rate and decreased skin temperature. It is antilipolytic and can improve metabolic responses. Heat stress ameliorative effects of rumen protected niacin (RPN) supplementation in lactating Surti buffaloes during summer has been investigated in present study. Fourteen lactating Surti buffaloes were divided into two groups (Control-T1, N=7; RPN-T2, N=7). T2 (RPN) group was supplemented with RPN 6 g/ animal/ day in two divided dose for 4 weeks. Meteorological, physiological, sweating rate and skin temperature parameters, milk yield and composition were recorded at weekly intervals. Hematological and biochemical analytes were analyzed at week 1 and 4. RPN supplementation decreased physiological parameters RT, RR and TT; increased (P≤0.05) sweating rate and decreased (P≤0.05) skin surface temperature; increased (P≤0.05) TEC, Hb, HCT, LYM and decreased (P≤0.05) GRAN in hematological profile; increased (P≤0.05) glucose and decreased (P≤0.05) cholesterol, triglyceride, NEFA and BHB among biochemical metabolites and increased (P≤0.05) GSH and SOD and decreased (P≤0.05) LPO in oxidative stress profile. RPN supplementation increased milk yield and milk fat. It was concluded that supplementation of rumen protected niacin in lactating Surti buffaloes increases sweating rate, reduces oxidative stress and increases milk fat and milk production.
{"title":"Heat ameliorative effects of rumen protected niacin supplementation in lactating Surti buffaloes","authors":"S. Chaudhary, V. Singh, T. D. Manat, S. Patel, Navin Babulal Patel","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2022.4144683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2022.4144683","url":null,"abstract":"Niacin may cause evaporative thermolysis through cutaneous hyperemia, vasodilation, increased sweating rate and decreased skin temperature. It is antilipolytic and can improve metabolic responses. Heat stress ameliorative effects of rumen protected niacin (RPN) supplementation in lactating Surti buffaloes during summer has been investigated in present study. Fourteen lactating Surti buffaloes were divided into two groups (Control-T1, N=7; RPN-T2, N=7). T2 (RPN) group was supplemented with RPN 6 g/ animal/ day in two divided dose for 4 weeks. Meteorological, physiological, sweating rate and skin temperature parameters, milk yield and composition were recorded at weekly intervals. Hematological and biochemical analytes were analyzed at week 1 and 4. RPN supplementation decreased physiological parameters RT, RR and TT; increased (P≤0.05) sweating rate and decreased (P≤0.05) skin surface temperature; increased (P≤0.05) TEC, Hb, HCT, LYM and decreased (P≤0.05) GRAN in hematological profile; increased (P≤0.05) glucose and decreased (P≤0.05) cholesterol, triglyceride, NEFA and BHB among biochemical metabolites and increased (P≤0.05) GSH and SOD and decreased (P≤0.05) LPO in oxidative stress profile. RPN supplementation increased milk yield and milk fat. It was concluded that supplementation of rumen protected niacin in lactating Surti buffaloes increases sweating rate, reduces oxidative stress and increases milk fat and milk production. ","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48860919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-30DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2022.4144572
Inderpreet Kaur, N. ., V. Singh, Hanish Sharma
Buffalo is considered as the dairy animal for modern times due to its higher adaptability and productivity in the changing climatic conditions. In India, large part of the milk production comes from small and medium dairy farmers. Buffalo contributes 45.44% to the total milk production in India. With only 3.65% of the total buffalo population of India, Punjab contributes 7.91% of the total buffalo milk production. In Punjab, around 70% milk production comes from small and medium dairy farms with herd size of 2 to 10 animals, another 25% from large/commercial herds and the rest from domestic (1%) and peri-urban dairies (4%), which are concentrated around big cities. In Punjab, buffaloes produce about 56.38% of the total annual milk production in the state. The current study was conducted in three agro-climatic zones of Punjab by selected 90 buffaloes farmers in the district viz. Hoshiarpur, Patiala and Mansa by simple random sampling method. The economics of buffalo was calculated on lactation basis. The average age at 1st calving was 43 months, and inter-calving period was 469 days, lactation length (days) was 281 days, dry period (days) was 188 days, average milk yield (liters/day) was 8.3 lts/day. The lactation-wise total cost of rearing buffalo was highest in 2nd lactation i.e. Rs. 95393 and the net profit was Rs. 52335 in 4th lactation period. Thus, buffaloes contribute positively to the income which makes its rearing beneficial financially.
{"title":"Assessment of production traits and lactation wise economics of buffalo in Punjab state of India","authors":"Inderpreet Kaur, N. ., V. Singh, Hanish Sharma","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2022.4144572","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2022.4144572","url":null,"abstract":"Buffalo is considered as the dairy animal for modern times due to its higher adaptability and productivity in the changing climatic conditions. In India, large part of the milk production comes from small and medium dairy farmers. Buffalo contributes 45.44% to the total milk production in India. With only 3.65% of the total buffalo population of India, Punjab contributes 7.91% of the total buffalo milk production. In Punjab, around 70% milk production comes from small and medium dairy farms with herd size of 2 to 10 animals, another 25% from large/commercial herds and the rest from domestic (1%) and peri-urban dairies (4%), which are concentrated around big cities. In Punjab, buffaloes produce about 56.38% of the total annual milk production in the state. The current study was conducted in three agro-climatic zones of Punjab by selected 90 buffaloes farmers in the district viz. Hoshiarpur, Patiala and Mansa by simple random sampling method. The economics of buffalo was calculated on lactation basis. The average age at 1st calving was 43 months, and inter-calving period was 469 days, lactation length (days) was 281 days, dry period (days) was 188 days, average milk yield (liters/day) was 8.3 lts/day. The lactation-wise total cost of rearing buffalo was highest in 2nd lactation i.e. Rs. 95393 and the net profit was Rs. 52335 in 4th lactation period. Thus, buffaloes contribute positively to the income which makes its rearing beneficial financially.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44939334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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