Indian Journal of Veterinary Research (The)

  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue: 1

Effect of Non-genetic Factors on Some Productive Traits in Phule Triveni Synthetic Cows

  • Author:
  • S. R. Garudkar, M.N. Patond, D. K. Deokar
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 23 to 26

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, College of Agriculture, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV), Rahuri- 413 722 (M.S.) India

Abstract

The effect of non-genetic factors on milk production of Phule Triveni synthetic cows was evaluated. Data on 194 Phule Triveni synthetic cows maintained at Research Cum Development Project on Cattle, over a period of 1991–2008 (18 years) were analyzed to determine the effects of period of calving, season of calving, parity, age at first calving group and pre-peak period on milk production traits. The overall least-squares mean of lactation milk yield, 300 days milk yield, lactation length and persistency were 3424.12 ± 103.86 kg, 3005.66 ± 80.04 kg, 389.72 ± 8.14 days and 11.00 ± 0.71, respectively. All sources of variation were significant except age at first calving group for lactation milk yield, 300DMY and persistency; season of calving for 300 days milk yield and parity on persistency. However, all sources of variation were non-significant except pre-peak period for lactation length.

Keywords

Age at first calving, Parity, Pre-peak period, Productive traits, Season, Synthetic cows