When to breed buffaloes to produce more female calves? ज्यादा कटड़ी पैदा करने के लिए भैंसों में प्रजनन कब कराएं? https://azad-azadindia.blogspot.com/2023/12/when-to-breed-buffaloes-to-produce-more.html
After breeding your buffalo, you wait about 10 months (305-320 days) to see whether your buffalo calved a male or female calf. However, data analysis revealed that you may enhance the chances of having more female calves by timing the breeding of your buffaloes. After analyzing buffalo birth data retrieved from Annual reports of ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffalo (CIRB), Hissar (2019-2022, four years), it was interesting to note that the probability of birth of female Murrah buffalo calves was twice (Odds Ratio >2; CI95, 1.02-2.290) than the birth of male calves in July and August. This means you should breed your Murrah buffalo in October and November to have more female calves. At Nabha, Punjab Centre of CIRB Nili-Ravi buffalo breeding is done. The birth data of Nili-Ravi buffalo also indicated two months with much higher possibility of birth of female calves (Odds ratio 4.5 in April, CI99, 1.02-19.5; Odds ratio 2.3 in September, CI99, 1.04-5.08) than male calves, that means you should breed Nili-Ravi buffalo either in July (for calving in April) or in December (for calving in September). This analysis is based on four-year data only (2019 to 2022), in the period a total of 632 Murrah calves and 532 Nili-Ravi calves were borne. The bigger data analysis may yield better statistics and may guide the buffalo farmers to breed the buffaloes profitably. The data needs to be handled carefully as if the climate of the month of breeding may affect the sex ratio then certainly, the best months of breeding may be different in different regions of the country. Therefore, calving data at different breeding centers needs to be relooked for the benefit of livestock farmers.
Modulating the sex ratio in buffalo through the selection of breeding time (period) is a practice commonly employed in animal husbandry. Estrus synchronization and timed mating techniques are utilized to coordinate the breeding cycles of female buffaloes, facilitating more precise control over the timing of pregnancies. While this approach may influence the overall sex ratio of the offspring, it is essential to note that biological factors, genetics, and environmental conditions also play significant roles.
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