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MORTALITY PATTERNS IN GIR CROSSES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2011

K. M. Kale  and
S. D. Mandakmale
K. M. Kale
Affiliation:
Mahatma Phule Agricultural University, Rahuri, 413722 Maharashtra, INDIA
S. D. Mandakmale
Affiliation:
Mahatma Phule Agricultural University, Rahuri, 413722 Maharashtra, INDIA
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Summary

In this short note a comparison is made between the Gir and its dairy crosses (Holstein Friesian, Jersey, Brown Swiss), with special reference to mortality of the females, up to the age of two years. Crossbreeding the Gir resulted in higher mortality rates that decreased with age.

Résumé

Cette communication brève compare le Gir avec ses croisements laitiers (Holstein Frisonne, Jersey, Tachetée Brune Suisse) en tenant particulièrement compte de la mortalité des femelles jusqu'à l'âge de deux ans. Le croisement du Gir a donné lieu à une augmentation du taux de mortalité qui diminue avec l'âge.

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Research Articles
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Animal Genetic Resources/Resources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales , Volume 11 , April 1993 , pp. 61 - 67
Copyright
Copyright © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1993

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