Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Ambika, Prashant Waghmare, Vivek M Patil, MD Suranagi, Basavaraj Awati and Sandeep Halmandge

Abstract:
The study was conducted to asses lactation performance of 123 Deoni cattle in 13 villages of Bidar district of Karnataka, India. The data was systematically compiled and analysed using least squares analysis to study the effect of age group, parity and season of calving on lactation performance. The overall mean values of lactation milk yield, lactation length and peak yield were found to be 966.08 kg, 259.15 days and 5.69 kg, respectively. Lactation milk yield and peak yield were not affected by any of the factors studied where as lactation length was significantly affected by season of calving, with summer calves having least performance. The results indicated that Deoni cattle have a good productive life and are well suited to the agro-climatic conditions of the region.