Productive performance of buffaloes in Peshawar under farm conditions
2008
Khan, Hamid Ullah | Raziq, Abdur | Khan, M Ilyas (Mohammad Ilyas) | Mehtabuddin | Khan, Sher Bahadar
A study was carried out to know the productive performance of buffaloes maintained at Livestock Farm of NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan. The data of buffalo herd was analyzed on the basis of daily, morning, evening and monthly milk yield as well as in different seasons of the year. The average highest and lowest milk production was found from 6-9 litres and 4-5 litres daily per buffalo. Morning yield was found slightly higher than evening during some months. The season on individual yearly basis did not show uniform pattern of highest yield trend but the comparative analysis on cumulative basis (including all seasons of all years) showed highest trend in summer (77.25 litres), followed by autumn (71.07 litres), spring (68.9 litres) and winter (63.72 litres). It was concluded from the present study that the milk production of buffaloes can be maintained at their maximum potential provided some good management practices are established at the farm e.g. deworming in regular intervals, feeding balanced ration and concentrates, ample quantity of drinking water and special care for seasonal requirement of the species both in terms of feeding and management.
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