Factors affecting calving ease in Egyptian buffalo

Calving ease (CE) is a trait of economic importance that affects animal welfare and farm profitability. The objective of present study was to investigate genetic and environmental factors affecting CE among Primiparous (PP) and multiparous (MP) buffaloes. A total of 9,627 records from 1999 MP and 2,...

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Published inReproduction in domestic animals Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 370 - 373
Main Authors Amin, Amin M. S., Salem, Mohamed M. I., Ibrahim, Mohamed M. E., Darweish, Samy A., EL Nagar, Ayman G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2021
Subjects
Animal welfare
Bayesian analysis
Birth weight
Buffalo
calving ease
Economic importance
Economics
Environmental factors
genetic parameters
Gestation
Heritability
Profitability
genetic parameters
calving ease
Bayesian analysis
buffalo
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Summary:Calving ease (CE) is a trait of economic importance that affects animal welfare and farm profitability. The objective of present study was to investigate genetic and environmental factors affecting CE among Primiparous (PP) and multiparous (MP) buffaloes. A total of 9,627 records from 1999 MP and 2,110 PP recorded during the period from 1988 to 2018 were considered. Herd, season of calving, year of calving, birth weight, parity order and gestation length significantly affected CE rate, while age at first calving and sex of calf had no significant effects. Direct and maternal heritabilities of CE in PP and MP were 0.06 and 0.01, respectively. The low heritability of CE indicated that direct selection may not be an effective method to improve CE trait in Egyptian buffalo.
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ISSN:0936-6768
1439-0531
DOI:10.1111/rda.13834