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CALF CROP IN EGYPTIAN BUFFALOES

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Records on University of Alexandria buffalo herd were collected du ing the
period started In 1960 to study the effects of age and weight at first calvi g, first
calving interval, first lactation milk yield, inbreeding, breeding efficiency, productive
life, longevity and sire on calf crop per buffalo cow. The results obtained were as follow: 1- Averages of calf crop per buffalo cow were 1.6. 1.5 and 2.0 for female. male and
both sexes to:<;1 calves born during her lifespan. 2- Calf crop tended to decline significantly (P and in contrast, it showed a tendency to increase significantly (P progress of weiaht at first calving. 3- Both first calving interval and first lactation milk yield had non Significant e ect on
calf crop. 4- Calf crop was lower (1.5) for inbred buffaloes than that for non-inbred ones (2.1)
and the difference was significant (P productive life and longevity and it showed increasing trend. 6- Regression and correlation coefficients between calf crop and the mentioned
factors came to the same results. Also, sex ratio and averages of birth eight of
calves born were undertaken in the present study. 7- Differences in calf crop due to service sire effect were non Significant.

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10.21608/jappmu.2003.244147

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Mahdy,

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Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria UniveNtii.),

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28

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5

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34914

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2003-05-01

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2003-04-11

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2003-05-01

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3,413

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3,421

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2090-3642

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2090-3723

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Journal of Animal and Poultry Production

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