Relationship between Peak Milk Yield and Udder Parameters of Dehong Crossbred Dairy Buffaloes

Authors

  • C. Ma Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China|Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Kunming 650201, China
  • C.B. Liu Bureau of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Mangshi, 678499, China
  • G.D. Mei Stock Station of Dehong State, Mangshi, 678499, China
  • H.M. Mao Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China|Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Kunming 650201, China
  • H.S. Zhou Bureau of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Mangshi, 678499, China
  • J. Wang Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China|Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Kunming 650201, China
  • R.S. Li Stock Station of Dehong State, Mangshi, 678499, China
  • S.H. Xu Stock Station of Dehong State, Mangshi, 678499, China
  • S.K. Tang Bureau of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Mangshi, 678499, China
  • S.L. Yang Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China|Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Kunming 650201, China
  • T. Chen Bureau of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Mangshi, 678499, China
  • W.L. Hu Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China|Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Kunming 650201, China
  • X.H. Fu Bureau of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Mangshi, 678499, China
  • Y. Chen Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China|Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Kunming 650201, China
  • Z.B. Gu Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
  • Z.P. Shi Stock Station of Dehong State, Mangshi, 678499, China
Abstract:

To determine the relationship between udder traits and peak milk yield, udder parameters of 203 Dehong crossbred dairy buffaloes were measured. The average peak milk yield (kg/day) of buffaloes was 9.60 ± 2.73, with average udder dimensions of 16.51 ± 10.05, 8.07 ± 3.26, 8.68 ± 3.92, 50.74 ± 8.82, 11.38 ± 3.08, 7.18 ± 2.18 and 7.73 ± 2.15 cm for udder depth, rear udder width, rear udder height, udder length, distance of fore teats, distance of rear teats, and distance of fore-rear teats, respectively. The peak milk yield was negatively correlated with udder depth (r=-0.28, P

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volume 8  issue 1

pages  25- 32

publication date 2018-03-01

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