EVALUATION OF REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF INDIGENOUS BUFFALO AT SREEMANGAL UPAZILA

Abstract

The reproductive performance of indigenous buffaloes at Sreemangal Upazila under Moulovibazar district was studied. Thirty (30) families were interviewed by written interviewed paper from Sreemangal Upazilla under Moulovibazar district in 2021. Out of 30 families 26 own 33 milch buffaloes, 17 dry buffaloes, 12 heifer calves, 7 bull calves and 10 bullocks which were counted for calculation. This study demonstrated that the distribution of buffalo populations were scattered and the average buffalo populations were 3.038 per house-holds, age at puberty 44.06 ± 2.13 months, lactation length 204.70±20.68 days, milk yield 1.88±0.702 liters/day, gestation period 307.00±2.11 days, body weight 27.26±1.55 kg/calf, age at first calving 53.84±1.48 months, calving interval 1.72±.548 years and average post partum heat period was 147.6±18.68 days. These data will be helpful for future research and also give a guideline for buffalo development in Bangladesh.