Effect of weaning on performance of dairy buffaloes in tropical conditions - A review

Weaning is one of the important management practices, which mostly followed at organized dairy farms in India and abroad. Generally breeding programme buffalo focusses on milk production, however weaning can additionally boost total production farm, apart from increasing reproductive potential adults promoting scientific rearing young calves. There little information early calves its effect reproduction performances dams during post-partum Indian buffaloes. However, may be associated with restriction colostrum feeding essential nutrients for Breaking maternal bond stressful to calf lactating buffaloes, evaluated by biochemical indicators stress bovine models. Although, birth well established cattle, case it yield significant outcomes terms estimating actual precious market human consumption. On other hand, practice buffaloes has been limitedly investigated not reviewed properly under variable conditions. Keeping view impact weaning, present paper aimed review performance tropical The practices reduce cost increase animals through resumption ovarian cyclicity. more trials need conducted understanding relationship between behaviour weaned age towards better adaptability optimum farms.