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Effect of the sire on the subsequent lactation performance in the dam

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

S. B. Basu  and
S. S. Tomar
S. B. Basu
Affiliation:
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
S. S. Tomar
Affiliation:
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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Abstract

The effects of 18 buffalo sires, used in 2 years of a progeny-testing programme, on the subsequent lactation performances of their mates, were investigated from a study of 685 lactation records. The traits studied were: milk production, lactation length, length of post partum anoestrus, number of services per conception and length of service period (calving to conception). Parity of calving and sire had a significant effect on 305-day milk yield and lactation length of the mates. Between the 2 years, the sires did not differ for any of the traits of their mates. Although the breeding value of the sires, high or low, did not differ significantly, the sires with high breeding value tended to depress the milk production in the subsequent lactation of their mates and vice versa (r= −0·05). The birth weight of the calves significantly affected milk production. It was concluded that all methods of sire evaluation are likely to be biased by the effect of sires.

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Animal Production , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , April 1981 , pp. 155 - 158
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1981

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