1. Morphological and Morphometrical Studies on the Crossbred Cows under Temperate Climatic Condition of Kashmir Valley.
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Hamadani, H., Khan, A. A., Sheikh, I. U., Fazili, M. R., Khan, H. M., Haq, Z., Saipriya, G., and Wani, S. A.
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COWS ,BODY size ,CROSSBREEDING ,INTERNET of things ,TAYLORISM (Management) ,HOLSTEIN-Friesian cattle - Abstract
Background: Kashmir Valley, one of the temperate regions of India, has experienced an exponential increase in the milk-production over the last decades. This may be mainly attributed to massive cross-breeding of Local Cattle of Kashmir Valley with the worldclass dairy breeds like Jersey and Holstein-Friesian (HF), popularly known as Jersey-Crossbreds (JCB) and Holstein-Friesian Crossbreds (HFCB), respectively. However, no specific guidelines on their breed characteristics is available, which is crucial for their establishment, recognition and management. Precise and standardized morphological details are a primary requisite for application of advanced technologies like automation, Internet of Things (IoT) and robotics. Therefore, the present study aimed to characterize the HFCB and JCB cows. Methods: Morphologic and morphometric traits of 600 and 447 cows respectively, reared in the Srinagar district of Kashmir, were studied in detatil as per the standard methods. The null-hypothesis set was that the two crossbreds do not differ from each other. Result: It was observed that two crossbreds differed significantly (p<0.05) with each other in respect of the morphological and morphometrical traits like body size and weight. The study generated a baseline data on these two crossbreds, which is critical not only for their recognition, welfare and scientific management, but shall also act as a reference for global researchers to assess the results of crossbreeding superior dairy breeds in improving the genetic-merit of other breeds worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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