REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF INTER SE H. FRIESLAN X SAHIWAL CROSSBRED
M. Rafique, M.Z. Chaudhry and M.A. Amer
Livestock Production Research Institute, Bahadurnagar,
Okara,
Pakistan
Abstract
The records of reproductive traits for different parities of 147 F2 inter se H.
Friesian X Sahiwal cows maintained at Livestock Production Research Institute.
Bahadurnagar, Okara from 1982 to 1991 were collected for this study. Dry period,
service period, calving interval, postpartum oestrus period, gestation period.
services per conception, breeding efficiency and age at first calving, averaged
169.3 ± 12.0 days. 177.1 ± 12.5 days, 459.8 ± 12.6 days, 95.9 ± 8.12 da 282.8 ±
0.8 days, 2.2 ± 0.1, 83.88 ± 1.74 percent and 33.46 ± 0.51 months, respectively.
The effect of Panty was significant for dry period, service period, calving
interval and postpartum oestrus. The effect of year of calving was non
significant except for gestation period while the effect of season of calving
was significant for dry period, services per conception and breeding efficiency.
For age at first calving the effect of year of birth was significant while the
effect of season was non significant.
Key words:
Reproductive performance, crossbred, H. Friesian X Sahiwal cow.