1Division of Livestock Production Management, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
2Department of Livestock Production Management, RAJUVAS, Bikaner, India
3Division of Livestock Production Management, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
4Department of Veterinary Public Health, CVAS, RAJUVAS, Bikaner, India
5Division of Livestock Production Management, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author: S Kour; Email: kashsunny@gmail.com
Online published on 19 November, 2015.
A total of 58 Frieswal heifers from five different artificial insemination (A.I.) centres were selected to study 14 biometric traits. The overall least- squares means for 58 heifers were 117.3 ± 2.1 cm for BL, 109.7 ± 1.5 cm for HAW, 141.4 ± 2.8 cm for CG, 146.4 ± 3.1 cm for PG, 40.9 ± 0.9 cm for FL, 27.9 ± 1.0 cm for FW, 18.1 ± 0.4 cm for EPL, 65.7 ± 1.2 cm for HE, 34.3 ± 1.6 cm for HK, 105.7 ± 1.5 cm for HPB, 110.7 ± 1.7 cm for HHB, 4.61 ± 0.26 mm for ST, 224.3 ± 11.3 kg for BW and 3.02 ± 0.09 m2 for BSA respectively. Higher values for various biometric traits were observed in Pantnagar A.I. centre. Higher values for various traits were observed in heifers reared by farmers having herd size up to 3 AUE, and also for the heifers reared by landless farmers. Land holding also had a significant effect on FW. However, there was no significant effect of AI centre, education level and season of birth on any of the traits and the majority of the heifers of this age group were pregnant.
Biometric traits, Frieswal, heifers
