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Effect of management on reproductive performances of the Achai cattle in the Hindu Kush (Northern Pakistan)

Saleem, Muhammad ; Rahim, Inam-ur ; Rueff, Henri ; Khan, Momen ; Maselli, Daniel ; Wiesmann, Urs ; Muhammad, Sher

In: Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2012, vol. 44, no. 6, p. 1297-1302

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    Titre
    • Effect of management on reproductive performances of the Achai cattle in the Hindu Kush (Northern Pakistan)
    Auteur
    • Saleem, Muhammad. Directorate General (Extension) Livestock and Dairy Development, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar, Pakistan
    • Rahim, Inam-ur. University of Central Asia, NCCR (North-South), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Foundation for Research and Socio-Ecological Harmony, Islamabad, Pakistan
    • Rueff, Henri. Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
    • Khan, Momen. Directorate General (Extension) Livestock and Dairy Development, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar, Pakistan
    • Maselli, Daniel. Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
    • Wiesmann, Urs. Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
    • Muhammad, Sher. Directorate General (Extension) Livestock and Dairy Development, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar, Pakistan
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Inglese
    Publié dans
    • Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2012, vol. 44, no. 6, p. 1297-1302. Springer Netherlands
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:316258
    Summary
    This study evaluates the effect of management on the undocumented Achai cattle reproductive performance in transhumant farming systems (TFS) and in sedentary farming systems (SFS) in northwestern Pakistan. Data were collected from 172 households in TFS and 270 households in SFS to analyze the effect of farming systems, parity, and calving season on key reproductive traits. The results show that farming systems significantly affect pubertal age, while parity has no significant effect on any of the key traits. The calving season significantly affects the postpartum anoestrus interval in TFS only. More than 50% of the cows in both systems have postpartum anoestrus intervals and calving intervals within the recommended values for cows in tropical countries. Achai cows have high first-service conception rates (70% and 71% for TFS and SFS, respectively) and require a relatively small number of services per conception (1.53 ± 0.06 and 1.48 ± 0.05SE for TFS and SFS, respectively). This local breed thus warrants conservation under both farming systems