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The relation of both body dimentional and body condition score with milk yield in lactating Egyptian buffaloes

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine

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Twenty Egyptian buffaloes were divided into two groups at the end of the first lactation season according to their lactation period (LP). The first group (G1) was lactated more than seven months (225 days on average) and the second group (G2) was lactated less than seven months (175 days on average). Body measurements were measured three times, at the beginning of the lactation period, after three months of onset lactation and at the beginning of the dry period for each buffalo cow. The body condition score (BCS) was measured during lactating season. BCS system was developed using ultrasonographic measurements of body fat reserves. The average of total milk yield (TMY) was significantly higher in G1 than that in G2 by 36.22%. The higher shoulder height was recorded in mid lactation period in G1. There were significant differences between groups in all skeletal check points. There was a negative correlation between milk yield and chest circle but there was a positive correlation between milk yield and ultra-sonographic fat thickness in lumbar vertebrae and chest.

DOI

10.21608/fjard.2023.281370

Keywords

Egyptian Buffaloes, milk yield, body measurements, new body condition score system

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Rohayem,

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Hussin

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A.

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Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Egypt

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Ashour,

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Hassan

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G.

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Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt

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El-khashab,

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Mona

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A.

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Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Egypt

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Volume

37

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1

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39035

Issue Date

2023-01-01

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2023-01-22

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2023-01-01

Page Start

98

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108

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1110-7790

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2805-2528

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Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development

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https://fjard.journals.ekb.eg/

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The relation of both body dimentional and body condition score with milk yield in lactating Egyptian buffaloes

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23 Jan 2023