The body measurement and body weight of Gaolao calves at various stages of growth were studied for both male and female at different location in the breeding tract. The idea is to obtain the real picture of the breed in the breeding tract. The body measurements play an important role in judging calves and often help in predicting probable value of the calves. Body length and height at wither are the measures of bone growth while chest girth is measures of development of muscles, bone and fat and it has close relationship with the live body weight.

:The Gulabjamun were prepared from Khoa of buffalo milk blended with wheat bran in different proportion such as (T 1 ) 0.2 per cent wheat bran by weight of milk, (T 2 ) 0.4 per cent wheat bran by weight of milk, (T 3 ) 0.6 per cent wheat bran by weight of milk and compared with control T 0 (without wheat bran) for its acceptability. The average chemical composition of control Gulabjamun (T 0 ) and Gulabjamun blended with wheat bran 0.2 per cent (T 1 ), 0.4 per cent (T 2 ), 0.6 per cent (T 3

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Twenty four Osmanabadi weaned male kids with average live weight of 10.80 kg were divided into four equal groups and fed with WWNSC and salt sprinkled neem leaves for 182 days to study the effect on growth performance and nutrient digestibility. The daily gain in body weight was significantly (Pis less than 0.05) higher in kids fed with salt sprinkled neem leaves individually than kids fed with WWNSC individually and in combination with salt sprinkled neem leaves. The DM, DCP and TDN intake in terms of per cent live body weight was significantly (Pis less than 0.05) higher in kids fed with salt sprinkled neem leaves individually than kids fed with WWNSC individually. Moreover, digestibility (%) of DM, CF and NFE was significantly (P is less than 0.05) higher in kids fed with salt sprinkled neem leaves individually over kids fed with WWNSC individually except CP which was comparable in all treatments groups.

The present study assessed comparative semen production potential of Jamunapari bucks under stall feeding (SF) and grazing cum supplementation (GS) systems of 10 animals in each system under group feeding and management conditions. SF Bucks received 500 g concentrate pellets and 700 g green fodder/h/d besides ad lib dry fodder for continuous one year. GS Bucks were allowed 4-6 hr daily grazing and supplemented concentrate pellets @ 500 g/h/d. Intake of nutrients by bucks in two groups were calculated, semen were collected using AV method biweekly to assess seminal traits. The apparent digestibility coefficients of dry matter, crude protein and hemi cellulose were higher in feed materials consumed by GS bucks than SF bucks. However, neutral detergent fibre, acid detergent fibre and cellulose digestibility had shown a reverse trend. The overall Least Square Mean (LSM) for intake of DM, OM, CP, NDF, ADF, hemicellulose, cellulose, ME install-fed bucks were 1309. 38, 1190.62, 176.99, 728.72, 410.08, 306.11, 266.09 g/day, 7.76 MJ/d, respectively. The respective nutrients intake in GS bucks were 1396.14, 1259.67, 198.87, 685.24, 367.99, 335.99, 211.23 g/day, 8.21MJ/d. LSM for volume (ml), color (1-2 scale), consistency (1-4 scale), mass activity (0-5 scale), initial progressive motility (%), sperm density(10 6 /ml), live sperms (%) and abnormal sperms (%) of semen produced by SF bucks were 0.92, 1.19, 2.86, 4.30, 78.21, 4317.41, 82.96, and 1.77, respectively. The respective values for the semen of GS bucks were 0.69, 1.24, 2.67, 3.64, 72.78, 3183.14, 74.87 and 2.18.Analysis of data revealed that SF bucks performed better (P<0.01) with lower nutrients intake than the GS bucks.

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Twenty four Osmanabadi weaned male kids with average live weight of 10.80 kg (5-6 months old) were divided into four equal groups in a Randomized Block Design and fed with water washed neem (Azadirachta indica) seed cake (WWNSC) and salt (2%) sprinkled neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves for 182 days to study the effect on blood parameters, feed conversion efficiency and economics of feeding. The kids (T 0) were fed with control diet without WWNSC and salt sprinkled neem leaves, (T 1) WWNSC (15% DCP) individually, (T 2) salt sprinkled neem leaves individually (15% DCP), (T 3) WWNSC (15% DCP) in combination with salt sprinkled neem leaves (15% DCP) as a protein source along with concentrate mixture, green maize and ad libitum sorghum kadbi. The concentration of blood parameter (Blood glucose, total serum protein and heamoglobin) did not differ significantly (P<0.01) among all treatments groups. However, its concentrations increased throughout experimental period in all treatments group including control. While, Blood urea nitrogen concentration was significantly (P<0.05) higher in group fed with salt sprinkled neem leaves than group fed with WWNSC individually and in combination with salt sprinkled neem leaves while comparable with control groups. The feed conversion efficiency (FCE) for dry matter, DCP and TDN was comparatively higher in groups fed with salt sprinkled neem leaves individually than groups fed with WWNSC individually and in combination with salt sprinkled neem leave when compare with control groups. The feeding cost per kg live weight gain was comparatively less (Rs. 150.73) in group fed with salt sprinkled neem leaves individually than groups fed with control diet (Rs. 164.08) and group fed with WWNSC individually (Rs. 183.10) while comparable to groups fed with WWNSC and salt sprinkled neem leaves (Rs. 157.55) in combination. It concluded that, feeding of salt sprinkled neem leaves individually (15% DCP) was comparatively more economical than rest of all treatments groups without adverse effect on blood parameter.

In the present study pedigree records maintained at Cattle Cross Breeding Project, VNMKV, Parbhani (Maharashtra) for the period of 1995-2010 were utilized to study correlation of lactation length and climatic factors. The climatic parameters considered were temperature, relative humidity, wind velocity, sunshine hours and dry and wet bulb temperature along with THI. The data on monthly lactation length of cows calved during cold, hot, south-west monsoon and post monsoon seasons were considered. Correlation and multiple regression analysis was used to investigate various sources of variation in monthly lactation length. Monthly lactation length data were analyzed to ascertain the effect of climatic attributes and to know their association with lactation lengths. The average monthly lactation length was recorded as 220.21 + 6.75 days in Deoni cattle. It can be inferred that maximum lactation length was recorded during post monsoon season (240.94 + 11.26 days) followed by south-west monsoon season (222.28 + 9.00 days), cold season (218.67 + 8.25 days) and hot season (198.95 + 10.71 days), respectively.