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Gestation period - different types of buffaloes


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 s*x 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    

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

 

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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