Effect of nursing behaviour, sex of the calf, and parity order on milk production of buffaloes
| Autor: | Rosemary Bastos, Celia Raquel Quirino, Aparecida de Fm Oliveira |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
bubalus bubalis General Veterinary 05 social sciences food and beverages allonursing alloparental care Biology Milk production SF1-1100 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Animal culture Animal science 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Animal Science and Zoology 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology suckling |
| Zdroj: | Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, Vol 30, Iss 1, Pp 30-38 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 0120-0690 |
| DOI: | 10.17533/udea.rccp.v30n1a04 |
| Popis: | Background: the allonursing effect on daily milk production (DMP) and total milk production (TMP) has been little explored . Objective: to evaluate the effect of nursing behaviour, sex of the calf and parity order (PO) on DMP and TMP of buffalo cows. Methods: thirty-five buffalo cows and their calves were evaluated. Observations were performed monthly (three consecutive days) from May to November. The nursing behavior was characterized as: 1) isolated filial nursing (IFN); 2) collective filial nursing (CFN), and 3) non-filial nursing (NFN). Cows were grouped into four categories to study the effects of nursing behavior on DMP and TMP: 1) non-permissive (NP); 2) filial permissive (FP); 3) filial and collective filial permissive (FCFP); and 4) filial, collective filial and non-filial permissive (FCFNFP). DMP was recorded three days per month and TMP was calculated as DMP*270 days of lactation. Results: sex of the calf and second and third PO had an effect on nursing behavior (p |
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