A STUDY ON PRODUCTION & REPRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF CATTLE ON FARM CONDITIONS AT SIRAJGANJ, BANGLADESH

Abstract

A total of 130 dairy cattle from 50 cattle owners at Ulla para upazilla in Sirajganj district in Bangladesh were selected in this study from 17 FEB 2022 to 28 April 2022. Data about the owner (occupation, education, sex) and cattle housing, feeding, milk production, and reproduction were collected. From this study, it was observed that there four genotypes such as crossbreed 68.46%, local 14.61%, Holstein Frisian 10.76%, and Sahiwal 6.15 % were available in this area. Housing types were tin walled, tin-roofed, and solid floor. Farmers under the study area fed rice straw, cowpea, Napier and conventionally mixed concentrate mixture composed of rice bran, wheat bran, oil cake. Farmer supplied concentrate feed to local cattle 1kg, cross-bred 2.5kg, HF 3.5kg, and Sahiwal cattle 3kg and roughages supplied to local 15 kg, cross 12 kg, HF 10 kg, Sahiwal 13 kg and Milk yield averaged 1.9 Liter for local, cross 7.65 L, HF 10 L and Sahiwal 8.8 L. Initial milk production averages were local 1.3 L, cross 6 L, Hf 8.7 L and Sahiwal 7.5 L. Peak milk production local 3 L, cross 10 of Hf 14 L, Sahiwal 12L. The age of sexual maturity of different genotypes was local breed 12-16 months, cross breed 11-15 months, hf 12-15 months, Sahiwal 12-14 months and lactation period different breed were local 205-day, HF 300 day, cross 280 days, Sahiwal 275 day.