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Animal Husbandry - Gestation
Period
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D. Gestation Period of Different
Types of Buffaloes
The gestation period of different types of buffaloes is given in table 4. ( Gestation
period of different types of buffaloes table) which reveals that the gestation
period of India buffaloes is of intermediate duration.
The Calving Interval in Buffaloes
The calving interval is the period between two consecutive calvings and its two components are the service period and the gestation period. Among the reproductive traits calving interval is the most important criterion. Table 5 gives
the calving intervals in different types of buffaloes.
The period between calving and conception is known as the service period and
its length is dependent on post partum oestrus and the actual conception requiring
one, two or more services. The post partum oestrus and the service
period in water buffaloes wise given in table 6 and table 7.
Lactation is an integral part of the reproductive cycle. In Indian conditions the average lactation period is 280-300 days depending on the breed and level of management. If the animals are not bred in time after parturition. They continue to give milk till 800-400 days. The wide variations in lactation yield and its length indicate that there is considerable scope for the improvement of buffaloes by proper feeding, breeding and management.
Gestation
period of different types of buffaloes table (Table 4)
| SNo |
Type Breed |
Country, Place |
Gestation length in days |
| 01. |
River type |
|
Buffaloes show a distinct seasonal sex periodicity |
| 02. |
River buffaloes |
India |
317 |
03. |
Indian buffaloes |
India |
300 |
04. |
Indian buffaloes (Surati) |
India |
313 |
05. |
Indian buffaloes (Buffalo) |
India |
314-320 |
| South Indian Buffaloes |
1 |
Farm bred |
|
305 |
2 |
Purchased |
|
302 |
3 |
Indian (Murrah) |
India |
310 |
4 |
Indian (Murrah) |
Hissar, Punjab, India |
312 + 0.3 |
5 |
Indian (Murrah) |
India |
304.9 |
6 |
Indian Buffaloes |
Military dairy farms, India |
307 |
7 |
Indian (Farm
bred) |
Military dairy farms, N.India |
308.1 + 9.6 |
Calving interval in water buffalo (Table 5)
| SNo |
Type Breed |
Country, Place |
Gestation length in days |
| Range |
Average |
| River Type Buffalo |
|
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01 |
Indian buffalo |
Rural areas in seven breeding tracts, India |
- |
541 |
02 |
Indian (Murrah) |
Murrah breeding tract (rural) |
- |
441 |
03 |
Indian (murrah) |
Military dairy farms in India |
- |
419 |
04 |
Purchased |
“ |
- |
407 |
05 |
Indian (farm bred) |
Military dairy farms, India |
- |
454 |
06 |
Indian buffalo |
India |
- |
420 + 88 |
07 |
Indian (murrah) |
Agri. Inst., Allahabad, N.India |
401-473 |
442 |
08 |
Indian buffalo |
India |
400-465 |
444 |
09 |
Indian (murrah) |
Terai state farm, U.P. N.India |
- |
455 |
10 |
Indian (murrah) |
Govt. livestock, Hissar, Haryana, N. India |
- |
513.4 |
11 |
Indian buffalo |
Aarey milk colony, India |
428.6 to 634.8 |
461 + 10.2 |
12 |
Indian (murrah) |
Philippines |
- |
626 |
Post-partum oestrus in the water buffalo (Table 6)
| SNo |
Type Breed |
Country, Place |
Average post-partum oestrus in days |
1 |
Indian (murrah) |
India |
87 |
2 |
Indian (murrah) |
Livestock Res. Sta. U.P. Agri. Univ. N. India |
185 + 13.65 |
3 |
Indian (murrah) |
Philippines |
49.6 (range 45-53) |
Service period in water buffaloes
| SNo |
Type Breed |
Country, Place |
Service period in days (avg) |
River type |
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| 01 |
Indian (murrah) |
U.P Coll. Of Vety. And A.H., Mathura |
42
143.9+5.5 |
02 |
Indian buffalo |
India Vet. Res. Inst., Izatnagar (U.P) |
117 (for first four calvings) |
03 |
Indian buffalo |
India |
201+11.3 |
04 |
Indian (murrah) |
NDRI, Bangalore |
173.9+6.2 |
05 |
Indian buffalo |
India |
149.36+7.4 |
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