Investigations on Calving Interval and Dry Period in Anatolian Buffaloes Reared in Kütahya Province

Year 2023, Volume: 16 Issue: 2, 219 - 225, 30.06.2023

Kürşat Alkoyak , Cüneyt Kaptan , Mehmet Akif Yüksel

https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.1223737

Abstract

The study is intended to determine the calving interval (CI) and Dry period (DP), affecting both production and reproduction characteristics of Anatolian buffaloes reared under farm conditions, to investigate the environmental effects on these characteristics, and to use the results in stud selection programs for breeding in buffalo herds. In the study, 1427 calving interval and dry period records of 756 head of Anatolian buffalo reared between 2014-2021 were used. In this study, the overall mean and standard error of CI and DP were determined as 411.374.10 days and 191.703.13 days, respectively. The effects of county, calving year, season and parity on these features were determined. In the study, the effect of all environmental factors on CI and DP, apart from the county, was found to be significant (p<0.01, p<0.001). In the study, concluded that considering the factors affecting yield and reproductive performance in selection programs and monitoring of estrus and drying off by breeders will contribute to farm productivity.

Keywords

Buffalo, calving interval, dry period, environmental factors

Supporting Institution

Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı Tarımsal Araştırmalar ve Politikalar Genel Müdürlüğü

Project Number

TAGEM/43MANDA2012-01

Thanks

The authors thank Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (project number: TAGEM/43MANDA2012-01), Kütahya Buffalo Breeders Association and Project Technical personnel for their contributions.

Kütahya İlinde Yetiştirilen Anadolu Mandalarında Buzağılama Aralığı ve Kuruda Kalma Süresi Üzerine Araştırmalar

Abstract

Sunulan çalışmada çiftlik şartlarında yetiştirilen Anadolu mandalarında Buzağılama aralığı (BA) ve üreme ve üretim özelliklerini etkileyen Kuruda kalma süresi (KKS)’ni belirleyerek bu özellikler üzerine etki eden çevresel etkileri araştırmak ve elde edilen sonuçların manda sürülerinde ıslaha yönelik damızlık seçim programlarında kullanma imkanlarının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada 2014-2021 yılları arasında yetiştirilen 756 baş Anadolu mandasına ait 1427 adet Buzağılama aralığı ve Kuruda kalma süresine ait kayıtlar kullanılmıştır. Bu araştırmada, BA ve KKS genel ortalama ve standart hatası sırasıyla 411.374.10 gün ve 191.703.13 gün olarak belirlenmiştir. İlçe, buzağılama yılı, mevsimi ve laktasyon sırası bu özellikler üzerine etkileri belirlenmiştir. Çalışmada ilçe hariç incelenen tüm çevresel faktörlerin BA ve KKS üzerine etkisi önemli bulunmuştur (p<0.01, p<0.001). Çalışmada, seleksiyon programlarında verim ve üreme performansına etki eden faktörlerin dikkate alınması ve yetiştiriciler tarafından östrus ve kurutmanın izlenmesinin çiftlik verimliliğine katkı sağlayacağı sonucuna varılmıştır.

Keywords

Manda, buzağılama aralığı, kuruda kalma süresi, çevresel faktörler

Project Number

TAGEM/43MANDA2012-01

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