Aim: The aim was to estimate genetic parameters of weekly test-day (TD) milk yields and first lactation 305-day milk yield (FL305DY) in Murrah buffaloes. Materials and Methods: The data on 39059 weekly test-day milk yield (WTDY) records during first lactation of 961 Murrah buffaloes calved from 1977 to 2012 and sired by 101 bulls maintained in an organized farm at National Dairy Research Instit...

inflammatory (Meloxicam, 30 ml) drugs were administered daily for 5 days. Antiseptic dressing of the surgical wound was done on alternate day using povidone iodine solution and sutures were removed on day 14 after the operation. All the treated animals recovered without any complication. After removal, all the conjoined twins were subjected to postmortem examination and it was observed that all...

For the present study, blood samples from 35 Murrah dam-progeny pairs and semen samples of their sires were collected. All six primers successfully amplified the genomic DNA from all the animals. The mean observed heterozygosity (Ho) within the population was found to be 0.5438 and it ranged from 0.375 (CSSM43) to 0.775 (CSSM61). Average expected Levene’s and Nei’s heterozygosity (Hep) were 0.6...

For assessing the impact of melatonin pre-treatment in summer anestrous Murrah buffaloes on subsequent reproductive activity a fixed time artificial insemination (FTAI) protocol, 83 were subcutaneously inserted 2x4 mm size absorbable (MT) implants (18 mg/50 kg b wt) at base left ear and 38 used as non-implanted controls. On day 35 post-MT, treatment control group subjected to FTAI protocol (Ovs...

Background: Energy is one of the most important nutritional factors that limits production dairy animals. It has been observed productivity animals adversely affected because lack providing sufficient ration in early lactation stage which results into weight loss, anemia and various reproductive metabolic disorders. Maximizing energy intake by increasing density diet a logical feeding strategy ...

The present study was aimed to evaluate the efficiency of estradiol cypionate, benzoate and gonadotropin-releasing hormone during fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI) protocols in multiparous Murrah buffaloes. A total 35 buffaloes were used between September November 2021 subjected a synchronization protocol. On day 0, insertion an intravaginal progesterone device (CIDR, 1.38 g) made with ...