Effects of Some Environmental Factors on Birth Weight of Anatolian Buffalo Calves

Authors

  • Ertugrul Kul Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahi Evran University, 40100 Kırşehir
  • Gökhan Filik Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahi Evran University, 40100 Kırşehir
  • Aziz Şahin Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahi Evran University, 40100 Kırşehir
  • Hayrettin Çayıroğlu Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahi Evran University, 40100 Kırşehir
  • Emre Uğurlutepe Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahi Evran University, 40100 Kırşehir
  • Hüseyin Erdem Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55200 Samsun

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v6i4.444-446.1716

Keywords:

Anatolian, Buffalo calve, Birth weight, Sex of calf, Birth season, Maternal age

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effects of some environmental factors on birth weight (BW) in Anatolian Buffalo calves born in the scope of the project of improvement of Anatolian Buffalo in public hand supported by General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies reared in Amasya province of Turkey. A total of 228 heads calves born between 2014 and 2015 were constituted the study material. Sex of calf, maternal age, birth season and location were assessed as affecting factors on BW. The data were analyzed using the SPSS statistical package program. Average BW was determined as 29.3 ± 0.43 kg. The effects of calf sex, maternal age and birth season on BW were detected to be statistically significant. The average BW of the male calves (32.2 ± 0.57 kg) was found to be higher than those of the female calves (26.0 ± 0.50 kg). BW of calves born in autumn had the lowest value. In addition, BW was tented to increase with advanced maternal age.

Author Biography

Ertugrul Kul, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahi Evran University, 40100 Kırşehir

Ahi Evran University Faculty of Agriculture Department of Animal Science Animal Husbandry and Breeding Unit 40100, Kırsehir - TURKEY
6(4): 2018

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Published

10.04.2018

How to Cite

Kul, E., Filik, G., Şahin, A., Çayıroğlu, H., Uğurlutepe, E., & Erdem, H. (2018). Effects of Some Environmental Factors on Birth Weight of Anatolian Buffalo Calves. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 6(4), 444–446. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v6i4.444-446.1716

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 4 (2018)

Section

Animal Production

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