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Reproductive behaviour of mithun (Bos frontalis) under farm condition

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Title Reproductive behaviour of mithun (Bos frontalis) under farm condition
 
Creator Mondal, S K
Pal, D T
Adhali, Adhali
Rajkhowa, C
 
Subject Behaviour
Calving
Mithun
Neonatal reproduction
 
Description The present study was conducted on 28 mithuns of Institute Farm to document the sexual, parturition and neonatal behavioural pattern under farm condition. The present findings showed that the most prominent behavioural sign of heat in mithun cows was standing to be mounted by the parading bull (92.65%) followed by tail raising and frequent urination. In bulls, the most prominent courtship behaviour was recorded to be sniffing of vulva (93.03%), followed by licking of cows’ body. The most prominent copulation behavioural activity was observed to be mounting in bulls and standing still in cows. The calving time was 176.9 min, the interval between the birth and the first suckling by the calf was recorded as 58.3 min. Thus the present study indicated the ability of the mithun to reproduce under captivity as well as the survival of the new-born after initiation of suckling, and also helped in outlining the pattern of reproductive behaviour.
 
Publisher Indian Council of Agricultural Research
 
Date 2012-08-14
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/23011
10.56093/ijans.v82i8.23011
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol. 82 No. 8 (2012); 863–864
2394-3327
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/23011/11160
 
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