CORRELATION BETWEEN UDDER CONFORMATION WITH DAILY MILK YIELD OF BUFFALOES

A. R.  Alkhateeb; W.I.  Ibrahim; A. A.  Taha

doi:10.59807/jlsar.v2i2.36

Authors

A. R. Alkhateeb College of Agriculture, University of Al-Muthanna, Iraq
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5413-1124
W.I. Ibrahim College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2192-0749
A. A. Taha Directorate of Agricultural Researches/ Ministry of Agriculture

https://doi.org/10.59807/jlsar.v2i2.36

Keywords:

Buffaloes, Udder Measurements, Milk Production, Phenotypic Correlations

Abstract

The study field was conducted to correlate milk yield with the udder dimensions of buffaloes, during lactate season 2019, a total of 72 lactating buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) were chosen randomly from Baghdad (25 female) and Al-Muthanna province (47 female) (270km south of Baghdad). Parameters such as front teat length (FTL), front teat diameter (FTD), the distance between front teats (FTDIS), rear teat length (RTL), rear teat diameter (RTD), the distance between rear teats (RTDIS), the distance between the front and rear teats (FRDIS) and daily milk Yield (DMY) were calculated. Correlation coefficients between various udder measurements (FTL, FTDIS, RTDIS, and FRDIS) with DMY were positive and highly significant (P≤0.01). On the other hand, FTD, RTL, and RTD showed a non-significant correlation with DMY. We conclude from this study that udder measurements could be taken into account in buffalo improvement programs.

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