Study of Certain Reproductive and Productive Performance Parameters
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The Pharma Innovation Journal 2020; 9(9): 270-274 ISSN (E): 2277- 7695 ISSN (P): 2349-8242 NAAS Rating: 5.03 Study of certain reproductive and productive TPI 2020; 9(9): 270-274 © 2020 TPI performance parameters of malnad gidda cattle in its www.thepharmajournal.com Received: 21-06-2020 native tract Accepted: 07-08-2020 Murugeppa A Murugeppa A, Tandle MK, Shridhar NB, Prakash N, Sahadev A, Vijaya Associate Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Kumar Shettar, Nagaraja BN and Renukaradhya GJ Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Veterinary College, Shivamogga, Abstract Karnataka, India The study was conducted to establish baseline information pertaining to productive and reproductive performance of Malnad Gidda and its crossbred in Shivamogga District of Karnataka. The data from 286 Tandle MK animals reared by 98 farmers from Thirtahalli, Hosanagara and Sagara taluks of Shivamogga district Director of Instruction (PGS), Karnataka Veterinary Animal were collected through a structured questionnaire. The parameters such as age at puberty (25.15±0.29 and Fisheries University, Bidar, months); age at first calving (39.32±2.99 months); dry period (6.22±1.26 months); calving interval Karnataka, India (13.68±2.55 months); gestation period (282.14±9.03 days); service period (136.73±10.03 days); lactation length (258.22 ± 10.95 days); milk yield per day (3.69±0.32 kg); total milk yield (227.19±8.31 kg); days Shridhar NB to reach peak milk yield (46.19±0.51 day); birth weight of the new born calf (8.71±0.45 kg); time taken Professor and Head, Department for placental expulsion of placenta (4.63±0.39 hours); onset of postpartum estrous (77.64±1.98 days); of Veterinary Pharmacology and Duration of estrous period (15.25±1.67 hours); time of ovulation (15.15 ± 1.7 hours) and length of estrus Toxicology, Veterinary College cycle (22.63±2.96. days) were recorded. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) in the productive Shivamogga, Karnataka, India and reproductive parameters of cattle among three taluks Sagar, Hosanagar and Thirthahalli. These parameters are in similar line to that of other dwarf breeds of cattle like Punganur, Kasaragod and Prakash N Vechur. Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Keywords: Malnad gidda cattle, reproduction, production parameters Obstetrics, Veterinary College Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Introduction Sahadev A Malnand Gidda is a small, multipurpose (manure, milk and draft) breed of cattle reared by the Dean, Veterinary College, farmers in Western Ghat region of Karnataka. They play a pivotal role in the socio-economic Shivamogga, Karnataka, India status of the farmers in this region. A survey was carried out in Shivamogga district during Vijaya Kumar Shettar 2005 to 2020 for studying the breed for its productive and reproductive status. It was observed Professor and Head, Department that Malnad Gidda cattle are generally maintained under semi range housing system, being of Animal Genetics and allowed to graze during day and being stallfed with paddy grass and little concentrates in the Breeding, Veterinary College, shed during night. Bedding material containing paddy straw, dry leaves and twigs mixed up Gadag, Karnataka, India with dung and urine were used as compost fertilizer for various plantations. The milk produced [15] Nagaraja BN by this breed is 0.5 - 3.5 liters per day (Ramesha et al., 2013) . The disease resistance Professor and Head, Department capability of this indigenous breed is considered to be important in the present context of of Veterinary Surgery and characterization, utilization and improvement of the breed. However, the data regarding the Radiology, Veterinary College, reproductive and productive state of this breed of cattle are seldom known. The present study Bengaluru, Karnataka, India was designed to study certain reproductive and productive performance parameters of malnad Renukaradhya GJ gidda cattle in its native tract. Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Materials and methods Obstetrics, Veterinary College Malnad Gidda cattle from Sagar, Hosanagar and Thirthahalli taluks of Shivamogga district and Bengaluru, Karnataka, India cattle from Malnad Gidda Research and Information Center, Veterinary College Campus, Shivamogga were used for the study. The required genetic data information for the study was obtained from Southern Regional Station, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka. Corresponding Author: 131 Malnad Gidda cattle which had calved once, either multiparous or pluriparous, with the Murugeppa A age group ranging from 3.5 years to 10 years were selected for recording the the data on the Associate Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary reproductive and productive performance using a detailed questionnaire. The parameters like Gynaecology and Obstetrics, age of puberty, age of first calving, dry period, calving interval, gestation period, service Veterinary College, Shivamogga, period, lactation length, peak milk yield per day, total milk yield, days to reach peak milk Karnataka, India ~ 270 ~ The Pharma Innovation Journal http://www.thepharmajournal.com yield, birth weight of the new born calf, time taken for statistical analysis using computerized statistical software, placental expulsion, onset of postpartum estrous, duration of GraphPad Prism Version 8.00 (2019) [8] by applying one way estrous period, time of ovulation and length of estrus cycle or two-way ANOVA at 0.05 % level of significance with the were recorded. application of Tukey's post test. Mean values and standard error of mean were calculated and all the values were Statistical analysis expressed as Mean ± SE (Graph Pad Prism, 2019) [8]. The data obtained from the present study were subjected to Fig 1: Malnad Gidda breed cattle Results estrous (77.64±1.98 days); duration of estrous period The parameters like age at puberty (25.15±0.29 months); age (15.25±1.67 hours); time of ovulation (15.15 ± 1.7 hours); and at first calving (39.32±2.99 months); dry period (6.22±1.26 length of estrus cycle (22.63±2.96 days) were recorded (Table months);calving interval (13.68±2.55 months); gestation 1). There was no significant difference (p>0.05) in the period (282.14±9.03 days); service period (136.73±10.03 productive and reproductive parameters among three taluks days); lactation length (258.22 ± 10.95 days); milk yield per Sagar, Hosanagar and Thirthahalli. There was no significant day (3.69±0.32 kg); total milk yield (227.19±8.31 kg); days to difference in between the productive and reproductive reach peak milk yield (46.19±0.51 day); birth weight of the parameters among three taluks Sagar, Hosanagar and new born calf (8.71±0.45 kg); time taken for placental Thirthahalli. expulsion of placenta (4.63±0.39 hours); onset of postpartum Table 1: Different reproductive and productive parameters of Malnad Gidda cattle S. No Details Hosanagara Sagar Thirthahalli Average 1. Age at puberty (Month) n=63 25.14±0.33 25.45±0.32 24.86±0.26 25.15±0.29 2. Age at first calving (Month)n=56 38.43±4.38 39.56±3.32 39.98±1.29 39.32±2.99 3. Dry period (Months),n=96 5.23±1.38 6.68±1.12 6.75±1.29 6.22±1.26 4. Calving interval (Months) n=65 13.36 ±2.36 13.69±2.56 14.01±2.63 13.68±2.55 5. Gestation period (Days) n=61 283.34±9.38 299.98±8.45 263.12±9.28 282.14±9.03 6. Service period (Days),n=59 144.34 ±5.38 128.48 ±12.45 137.39 ±12.28 136.73±10.03 7. Lactation length (Days) n=65 258.01±10.13 248.12±11.13 268.55±11.61 258.22 ± 10.95 8. Milk yield per day (kg), n=57 3.58±0.13 4.13±0.23 3.38±0.61 3.69±0.32 9. Total milk yield (kg) n=54 228.33±9.13 226.88±8.12 223.38±7.61 227.19±8.31 10. Days to reach peak milk yield (Days), n=56 48.93 ± 1.54 47.13 ± 1.41 45.20±1.10 46.19±0.51 ~ 271 ~ The Pharma Innovation Journal http://www.thepharmajournal.com 11. Birth weight of the new born calf (kg), n=36 8.61±0.34 8.78±0.49 8.66±0.56 8.71±0.45 12. Time taken for placental expulsion of placenta (h) n=33 4.51±0.31 4.71±0.72 4.63±0.13 4.63±0.39 13. Onset of postpartum estrous (Days), n=65 78.63±1.56 82.63±1.87 75.93±2.65 77.64±1.98 14. Duration of estrous period (h) n=37 14.75±1.28 17.87±2.15 13.15±1.52 15.251.67 15. Time of ovulation (h) n=17 14.57 ± 1.69 17.58 ± 1.68 11.57 ± 1.72 15.15 ± 1.7 16. Length of estrus cycle (Day) n=67 19.69±3.56 24.12±2.15 23.11±3.18 22.63±2.96 Values are expressed as Mean SEM p*<0.05 Discussion Gaolao cattle as 12.9 ± 0.09 months. Gahlot et al. (2002) [6] The present study was undertaken to document the observed that calving interval in Tharparkar cattle as 398.25 ± reproductive parameters of Malnad Gidda in its native tract 3.09 days. Thombre et al. (2002) [24] reported that the overall through data collection and also to assess the response of inter calving period was 533.64 ± 5.21 days in Deoni cattle repeat breeding Malnad Gidda cattle to estrus induction. The maintained at CCBP and ACDF, Parbhani and found non- results obtained in the present are tabulated (Table 1) and significant effect of season of calving whereas significant statistically analyzed.