AgroScience Today, Volume 3, Issue 8 : 0462-0464
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OPEN ACCESS | Published on : 31-Aug-2022

Selection of Deoni Cattle for Milking Characters

  • Prajakta Jadhav
  • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, Latur, Maharashtra, India.
  • Sandeep Komatwar
  • College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir, Latur, Maharashtra, India.

Abstract

Selection of animals during purchase is a very important part of any dairy business. We select animals based on their performance ant the performance is reflected by the records, for a successful selection program, record keeping is very important. A dairy entrepreneur/ breeder should take some points into consideration while selection of cattle. There are number of specification for choosing the exotic animals for dairy purpose, however, choosing of animals for dairying from the indigenous draft type breeds pose some very typical considerations. Some of the specifications during selection of Deoni cattle have been discussed herein.

Keywords

Deoni Cattle, Milking Characters, selection of cattle, dairy business

References

  • Animal Breeding Group, NDDB from Information System on Animal Genetic Resources of India (AGRI-IS)- developed at National Bureau of Animal genetic Resources, Karnal, Hariana,  India (http://14.139.252.116/agris/breed.aspx)

    Joshi, N.R. and Phillips, R.W. (1953). Zebu Cattle of India and Pakistan, FAO Agriculture Studies No. 19, Publ. by FAO, Rome, 256 pp.

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