Pre-Weaning Growth Performance and Body Condition Score of Ongole Crossbreed (PO) Cattle Based on Cows Parity

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10.2991/absr.k.220309.018How to use a DOI?

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Body condition score; Body weight; Daily gain; Parity

Abstract

This study aims to determine the growth performance of pre-weaning and Body Condition Score (BCS) of PO calves based on cows parity. This study was conducted 10 months in transmigration settlements, East Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province. A total of 38 PO calves from 38 cows were observed for growth and BCS during the pre-weaning period (age 6 months). Growth and BCS data were analyzed according to the General Linear Model with sources of variation in cow’s parity and calf sex. The study results concluded that the birth weight of calves birth to primiparous cows was about 10% lower than that of multiparous mothers, body weight at 6 months was around 6.08%, and daily gain 5.21%. In addition, male calves had a higher average birth weight of about 9.19% than females, 6 months of weight was around 7.91%, and daily gain was around 6.23%. The effect of parity and calf sex on weaning weight, daily gain, and BCS decreases with the increasing age of the cattle.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - La Ode Nafiu
AU  - Takdir Saili
AU  - Muhammad Amrullah Pagala
AU  - Musram Abadi
AU  - Widhi Kurniawan
AU  - Rusli Badaruddin
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/03/29
TI  - Pre-Weaning Growth Performance and Body Condition Score of Ongole Crossbreed (PO) Cattle Based on Cows Parity
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Improving Tropical Animal Production for Food Security (ITAPS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 87
EP  - 91
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/absr.k.220309.018
DO  - 10.2991/absr.k.220309.018
ID  - Nafiu2022
ER  -