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17. Mortality pattern of Murrah buffalo males in an organised herd
- Pushp Raj Shivahre, A. K. Gupta, A. Panmei, M. Bhakat, V. Kumar,
S. K. Dash, S. Dash and A. Upadhyay
Veterinary World, 7(5): 356-359
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2014.356-359
Pushp Raj Shivahre:
Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute,
Karnal - 132001, Haryana, India; drpr06@gmail.com
A. K. Gupta:
Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute,
Karnal - 132001, Haryana, India; guptaak2009@gmail.com
A. Panmei:
Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute,
Karnal - 132001, Haryana, India; panmei.achun07@gmail.com
M. Bhakat:
Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute,
Karnal - 132001, Haryana, India; bhakat.mukesh@gmail.com
V. Kumar:
Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute,
Karnal - 132001, Haryana, India; jaisvet@gmail.com
S. K. Dash:
Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute,
Karnal - 132001, Haryana, India; shaktikant07@gmail.com
S. Dash:
Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute,
Karnal - 132001, Haryana, India; dr.soumya10@gmail.com
A. Upadhyay:
Dairy Cattle Breeding Division, National Dairy Research Institute,
Karnal - 132001, Haryana, India;
upadhyay.arpan@gmail.com
Received: 11-03-2014, Revised: 19-04-2014, Accepted: 22-04-2014,
Published online: 26-05-2014
Corresponding author:
Pushp Raj Shivahre, email: drpr06@gmail.com
Abstract
Aim: The present study was
carried out to analyze mortality pattern in Murrah buffalo males
in National Dairy Research Institute herd.
Materials and Methods: Records of 1029 Murrah buffalo males
born during the period 1997-2012, at NDRI, Karnal, were analyzed
to study mortality pattern in different age groups. The percent of
animal disposed from the herd due to different reasons was
calculated by proportion using descriptive statistics.
Results: The overall percent mortality in 0-1m, 1-2m, 2-3m,
3-6m, 6-18m, 18m-3 yr and >3 year age groups were 17.49, 5.99,
3.34, 5.42, 6.35, 2.59 and 3.93, respectively. The main cause of
mortality in 0-1, 1-2, 2-3 and 6-18 m of age groups was
respiratory problems (6.61%, 1.79%, 1.06% and 1.97% respectively).
Main causes of mortality in age group 3-6 months were general
debility (1.57%) followed by respiratory and digestive problems
(1.22%), miscellaneous (0.87%), liver and urinary problems
(0.17%). Mortality could not reveal any consistent trend across
different seasons and period of birth. General debility (1.29%)
followed by toxemia, liver problems and miscellaneous reasons were
main causes of mortality in age group 18 m – 3 yr of age. In males
above three years of age, general debility (2.81%) followed by
respiratory problems (1.12%) were the main causes of mortality.
Conclusion: Intensive health care and management is
required for young male buffalo calves especially in hot humid
months of rainy season and cold inclement weather conditions in
winter months to minimize mortality due to respiratory and
digestive problems.
Keywords: age group, culling, male calves, mortality
pattern, Murrah buffalo.
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