EFFECT OF MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION ON PRODUCTION AND REPRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF BUFFALOES UNDER FARMER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

P.S. TANWAR¹*, H.K. VERMA², Y.S. JADOUN^3
1ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Barnala, 148101, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University, Ludhiana, 141004, India
²Directorate of Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University, Ludhiana, 141004, India
³Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University, Ludhiana 141004, India
* Corresponding Author : prahalad_tanwar@rediffmail.com

Received : 11-11-2019     Accepted : 12-01-2019     Published : 15-01-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 1       Pages : 7707 - 7709
Int J Agr Sci 11.1 (2019):7707-7709

Keywords : Buffalo, Mineral mixture, Milk yield, Supplementation
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to ICAR-ATARI, Zone -1 for providing funds and Directorate of Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University, Ludhiana, 141004, India for technical support
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the impact of mineral mixture supplementation on overall performance and economics of lactating buffaloes. Trial was conducted on 80 buffaloes of nearly at the same lactation stage, milk yield and parity selected from six villages of Barnala district of Punjab. Buffaloes were divided in two group; 40 buffaloes were kept in each group viz. control (T1) and treatment group(T2). Two buffaloes of each farmer were selected to maintained similarity in feeding and management practice. Treatment group was supplemented 50gm mineral mixture per day/ buffalo for whole trial period additional to control group. The data were recorded by the farmers daily in the morning and evening and by the researcher at weekly interval. Analysis of data revealed that supplementation of mineral mixture increased the milk yield by 1.36 litre/ day (13.77%) in treated group and significantly (P<0.05) reduce post partum oestrus period , service period, number of A.I per conception leading to increased conception rate in the buffalo. The B:C ratio of mineral mixture supplementation was observed 1: 16 under farmer management practices. It was suggested to supplement the mineral mixture to the lactating buffaloes for higher production and reproductive efficiency for getting higher return and sustainable profit from dairy farming.

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