Breeding efficiency of Deoni cattle maintained at organised farm

Abstract

The research work entitled, “Studies on Breeding Efficiency of Deoni Cattle Maintained at Organised Farm”, was undertaken on the records of Deoni cattle maintained at Cattle Cross Breeding Project, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (MS) for the period from 1991-2024. The study covered 34 years data from (1991-2024) on lactation records of 494 Deoni cattle with 713 lactations. Breeding Efficiency was calculated by using Tomar (1965) [12] method and Least squares of Harvey (1990) [4] model was used to study the effects of various non-genetic factors (period, season) on breeding efficiency. Average breeding efficiency of Deoni cattle was 73.04±0.41 percent. The effect of period was significant (p<0.01) on the breeding efficiency in Deoni cattle, whereas, the effect of season was non-significant on breeding efficiency in Deoni cattle.