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Effect of management on reproductive performances of the Achai cattle in the Hindu Kush (Northern Pakistan)

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BORIS DOI
10.7892/boris.17655
Date of Publication
2012
Publication Type
Article
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Author
Saleem, Muhammad
Rahim, Inam
Rueff, Henriorcid-logo
Geographisches Institut, Integrative Geographie
Khan, Momen
Maselli, Daniel
Wiesmann, Urs Martinorcid-logo
Geographisches Institut, Integrative Geographie
Sher, Muhammad
Series
Tropical animal health and production
ISSN or ISBN (if monograph)
0049-4747
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Language
English
Publisher DOI
10.1007/s11250-011-0071-3
Description
This study evaluates the effect of management on the undocumented Achai cattle reproductive performance in transhumant farming systems (TFS) and in sedentary farming systems (SFS) in northwestern Pakistan. Data were collected from 172 households in TFS and 270 households in SFS to analyze the effect of farming systems, parity, and calving season on key reproductive traits. The results show that farming systems significantly affect pubertal age, while parity has no significant effect on any of the key traits. The calving season significantly affects the postpartum anoestrus interval in TFS only. More than 50% of the cows in both systems have postpartum anoestrus intervals and calving intervals within the recommended values for cows in tropical countries. Achai cows have high first-service conception rates (70% and 71% for TFS and SFS, respectively) and require a relatively small number of services per conception (1.53 ± 0.06 and 1.48 ± 0.05 SE for TFS and SFS, respectively). This local breed thus warrants conservation under both farming systems.
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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11250-011-0071-3
Handle
https://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/196162
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