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Morphological identification of buffaloes in the coastal region of Bangladesh

Published Date: 30 Dec 2018

Keywords: Breed, Buffalo, Coastal, Family, Farmer, Household, Milk, and Type

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Nani Gopal Saha1* Md. Sayed Hasan2, Md. Rashedul Islam Gazi2 and Mohammad Mahmood Riad3

1Department of general Animal Science and Animal Nutrition, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Barishal-8210, Bangladesh

2Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Barishal-8210, Bangladesh

3Department of Basic Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Barishal-8210, Bangladesh

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Context: In morphological study, three forms of buffaloes in the coastal region of Bangladesh like Surti type, Nili-Ravi type and Crossed/Mixed type were determined. 

Materials and Methods: The study was conducted to identify the buffaloes in the coastal region of Bangladesh. The questionnaire was prepared and data/information was collected within December/2017 to March/2018 in door to door interviewing method by randomly selected of 100 households’ buffalo farmers from each of Barishal, Patuakhali and Bhola districts. After completion of collecting data/information was tabulated, processed and recorded in computer Microsoft Excel sheet and finally it was analyzed for results.

Results: In study areas observed 78, 14, 6 and 2% farmers were occupied in agriculture, business, service and labor, respectively. Maximum farmers were uneducated (73%), and 12, 10 and 5% having the primary, high school and SSC or more level of education, respectively. Moreover 56, 28 and 16% farmers’ families were small, medium and large, respectively, and on the basis of land size 37, 35 and 28% of them were large (>1.0 acres), marginal (<0.2 acres) and medium (0.2-1.0 acres), respectively. It was revealed that the buffaloes at study areas having similarities in some of the phenotypic characteristics of typical Surti and Nili-Ravi breeds of Indian water buffaloes and believed to be bred themselves with indigenous ones forming three different types like Surti type, Nili-Ravi type and Crossed/Mixed type were of 40, 18 and 42%, respectively. The mean weight of matured male observed 347.9±2.70 kg in Bhola was distinctly (p<0.01)heavierto 339.4±3.58 and 312.70±3.64 kg in Patuakhali and Barishal, respectively. Similarly, the mean matured weight of female found to be 260.7±2.46 kg in Bhola was also significantly (p<0.01) differed over 243.4±2.30 and 238.20±2.24 kg in Patuakhali and Barishal, respectively. The buffalo cows in Bhola produced averaging 2.42±0.062 litters of milk per day was distinctly (p<0.05) higher than those produced 2.27±0.060 and 2.21±0.059 litters milk daily in Patuakhali and Barishal district, respectively. The heaviest weight for male and female along with higher milk producing abilities of buffaloes in Bhola district was for favorable environment in Bhola than other two districts in respect of both management and feeding aspects.

Conclusion: Three forms of buffaloes found in coastal region were Surti type, Nili-Ravi type and Crossed/Mixed type thought to be derived from Surti and Nili-Ravi breed mixing with indigenous buffaloes in these areas.