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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2020, Volume : 8, Issue : 4
First page : (54) Last page : (60)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8153

Correlation between Different Phenotypic Traits and Nutritional Status in Murrah Buffaloes in Different Districts of Uttar Pradesh

M. J. Aware*, T. V. Shirsath, S. B. Gokhale, A. B. Pande, D. R. Sonawane and Jilmil George
BAIF Development Research Foundation, Central Research Station, Uruli Kanchan, Pune, MH, India 412 202
*Corresponding Author E-mail: manojkumar.aware@baif.org.in
Received: 16.06.2020  |  Revised: 24.07.2020   |  Accepted: 29.07.2020 

 ABSTRACT

The objective of present study was to determine the relationship of the nutritional status of graded Murrah buffaloes with certain morphometric parameters like body weight, body surface area, and examine test day milk yield through survey in Uttar Pradesh state of India. Data on body measurements, feeding practices, and milk production of 2198 rural graded Murrah buffaloes between three to eight years of age belonging to 2019 farmers from 1587 villages were recorded in the five districts of Uttar Pradesh during the period from 2009 to 2013. Body surface area was measured by two methods viz.Measurement tape and 2D photographic image using BIOVIS PSM_L1000 software. Body condition scores, body surface area, body size, total feed intake was also recorded. Requirements and intake of dry matter, crude protein and total digestible nutrients was estimated using standard calculations based on the feeding system followed and nutrient contents of the fed feed and fodder components. The mean of body surface area, body weight, and test day milk yield were 3.40 ± 0.22 sq.mtrs, 268 ± 30.37 kg and 6.35 ± 1.01 litre respectively. District wise variation was highly significant for body surface area, body weight, and test day milk yield. The average total feed intake was 12.79 ± 0.02 kg. The means of actual intake of dry matter, crude protein and total digestible nutrients were 8.09 ± 2.17, 1.04 ± 0.34, and 5.28 ± 1.62 kg respectively against their respective expected requirement for dry matter, crude protein and total digestible nutrients content as 9.81 ± 0.91, 0.91 ± 0.10 and 4.96 ± 0.46 kg respectively. It was concluded that, graded Murrah buffaloes reared in rural areas of five districts of Uttar Pradesh were deficient in intake of dry matter and crude protein, however total digestible nutrients fed in excess than expected requirement with correlation between other different traits like body condition scores, body surface area, body size and body weight.

Keywords: Graded Murrah buffalo, Body surface area, Nutritional status.

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Cite this article: Aware, M. J., Shirsath, T.V., Gokhale, S.B., Pande, A.B., Sonawane, D.R., & Jilmil George, J., (2020). Correlation between Different Phenotypic Traits and Nutritional Status in Murrah Buffaloes in Different Districts of Uttar Pradesh, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 8(4), 54-60. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8153