Reproductive Performances in Lactating Murrah Buffaloes Supplemented with Soybean Oil

Aayush Yadav; G. P. Lakhani; Biswajit Roy; Sudipta Ghosh; Bhavna Aharwal

Authors

Aayush Yadav Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NDVSU, Jabalpur-482001, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA
G. P. Lakhani Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NDVSU, Jabalpur-482001, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA
Biswajit Roy Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NDVSU, Jabalpur-482001, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA
Sudipta Ghosh Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NDVSU, Jabalpur-482001, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA
Bhavna Aharwal Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NDVSU, Jabalpur-482001, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA

Keywords:

Conception Rate, Estrus, Foetal Membranes, Service Period, Murrah, Soybean Oil

Abstract

The study was conducted at livestock farm, Adhartal, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, NDVSU, Jabalpur (M.P.). Twelve advance pregnant Murrah buffaloes were selected 21 days pre-partum and divided in two groups of six each; CON as control without supplementation and SBO as soybean oil supplementation @ 200 ml/animal/day upto 90 days post-partum to study the effect on reproductive performances in lactating Murrah buffaloes. The results revealed non-significant improvement in average birth weight of calves by 9.77%, first post-partum estrus by 15 days, service period by 28 days, first service conception rate by 33.33% and time for expulsion of foetal membranes by 1.63 hrs in SBO as compared to CON. No positive cases of dystocia were observed throughout the study however, both the groups shared equal incidences (16.66%) of retention of foetal membranes. In conclusion, the overall reproductive performances were found better in SBO as compared to CON.