RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CALENDAR PERIOD OF CALVING AND THE AVERAGE DAILY GROWTH RECORDED OF ROMANIAN BUFFALO BREED
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https://doi.org/10.51258/AAR.2025.7.37Keywords:
Romanian buffalo, calf, average daily gainAbstract
Tracking and recording the average daily gain of Romanian buffalo calves has a major impact on the profitability of Romanian buffalo farms, buffalo meat being successfully used in the preparation of sausages. The aim of this study was to investigate the average daily growth recorded in Romanian buffalo calves, calved in different calendar periods and the possible correlation between the recorded measurements and the calendar period of calving due to the different biochemical composition of the colostral phase and milk. The measurements were performed at birth, then monthly until the age of 18 months. They were accommodated in the same conditions and benefited from the same feeding conditions, thus they were given dry fiber, green meal, fodder corn, corn silage, water ad libitum. Average values of SMZ were recorded from the value of 742.6 g to 758.8 g.Downloads
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