Physical characteristics of Kosali breed of cattle in its native tract

Jain, Asit; Barwa, Deepti Kiran; Singh, Mohan; Mukherjee, Kishore; Jain, Trepti; Tantia, M. S.; Raja, K. N.; Sharma, Arjava

doi:10.56093/ijans.v88i12.85762

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“…Olusanya (2011) notes that male offspring often have superior weaning weights. This finding is consistent with studies on Red Sokoto and West African Dwarf goats by Nwachukwu et al (2012), Granadina graded goats by Sanchez et al (1994), Barbari in farmers flock by Singh and Rai (2006), Jamunapari by Singh et al (2010), Mehsana goat by Patel and Pandey (2013), West African dwarf goat by Ofori and Hagan (2020), Damascus goat, Black Bengal goats by Al-Khamaiseh et al (2020), and by Chowdhury et al (2002). Our study further shows that triplet births had higher kid mortality compared to twin and single births.…”

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Reproductive Efficiencies and Productive Potentials of Female Nigerian Indigenous Goat Breeds

Bitrus,

Ezema,

Makun

et al. 2023

AHJ

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Purpose: The overall objective of this study was to examine the reproductive and productive abilities of three Nigerian indigenous goat breeds. Methodology: The study covered 108 primiparous does and nine bucks from Sahel (SH), Red Sokoto (RS), and West African dwarf (WAD) goat breeds. In different pens, the animals were bred in various combinations: RS x RS, WAD x WAD, SH x SH, RS x SH, RS x WAD, SH x RS, and SH x WAD. WAD x SH, WAD x RS. Estrus synchronization was done using prostaglandins. Mating occurred naturally when animals were on heat. Dams were given special care throughout pregnancy. The study measured dams' weights, litter size, and pre-weaning mortality rates in kids. The total kid crop and sexes were also assessed. We measured dam lactation weight loss, birth weight, and weaning weight. SPSS, ANOVA, and the Turkey statistical test were used for data analysis. Findings: The result showed that there was a significant (P<0.05) difference in the weight of does at kidding. The weight of does at weaning varied significantly (P<0.05). Litter size significantly (P<0.05) affected the birth weight and weaning weight of kids. An increase in litter size per birth resulted in a significant (P<0.05) rise in kid mortality rates. Breed type significantly (P<0.05) affected doe production efficiency and weaning weight ratio. Although WAD x WAD goats had lower birth and weaning weights, hybrid vigour (birth and weaning weights) improved significantly (P<0.05) when cross-bred with SH or RS breeds. When crossed with SH or WAD goat breeds, RS breeds had the greatest positive effect on hybrid vigour (heterosis), followed by SH breeds. Both SH x RS and RS x SH progenies recorded higher hybrid vigour than the other nine bred line progenies. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: This study found that Nigerian indigenous goat breeds had great reproductive efficiency and breeding potential if properly managed. Genetic variations observed in the study could improve Kids crop, birth weight, litter size, hybrid vigour, and pre-weaning survivorship due to their broad variety. This study recommends a careful selection and crossbreeding of Nigerian indigenous goat breeds with suitable pedigree in order to increase their productivity.

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Reproductive Efficiencies and Productive Potentials of Female Nigerian Indigenous Goat Breeds

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Makun

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“…Heart muscles from cattle fed to pups and kittens resulted in shedding of sporocysts by pups. The prepatent period varies in different studies from 12.0-15.3 days [44] to 9-10 days post infection (DPI) and the patent period varied from 18-85 DPI [43] to 9-11 DPI [45]. In the present study, infected esophageal muscles of cattle were fed to dogs, which began to shed sporocysts in the feces 7 days post-inoculation and repeated from 15-17 days post-inoculation.…”

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“…In experimental infections of S. cruzi, the pattern of discharge of sporocysts in dog feces has been reported [43]. Heart muscles from cattle fed to pups and kittens resulted in shedding of sporocysts by pups.…”

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Molecular Identification, Pathogenesis, and Life Cycle of Sarcocystis cruzi from Cattle (Bos taurus) in New Valley Governorate, Egypt

EL-Mahdi

Rabie

Hassanine

et al. 2023

Journal of Parasitology Research

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Sarcocystis cruzi was identified by molecular methods from an intermediate host, cattle (Bos taurus), in El-Kharga, New Valley Governorate, Egypt, and its life cycle and pathogenicity were studied in the final host, dogs (Canis familiaris). 600 slaughtered cattle aged 6–8 years (480/120 males/females) were included. In addition, three laboratory-bred, coccidian-free puppies aged 2–3 months were fed infected bovine muscles to locate the definitive host and analyze sporogony. 18S rRNA-specific gene primers were used for DNA amplification from esophageal muscles. These polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplicons were subjected to restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and molecular sequence analysis. Infection was detected in 78.8% (473/600; 95% CI, 75.56–82.11%). Histopathological examination of esophageal muscles showed oval- to spherical-shaped cysts, 96.7 μm wide by 326.9 μm long; cysts in cardiac muscles were ovoid and smaller. Infected puppies began shedding sporocysts in feces 7 days post-inoculation and showed distorted organ architecture, severe cellular damage, and inflammatory lesions in liver, kidney, esophagus, and stomach. Three oocysts with different shapes and sizes were identified. Partial 18S rRNA gene sequences of isolated New Valley sarcocysts were identical to S. cruzi isolated from different areas, verifying their genetic relatedness. Our analysis suggests that S. cruzi is the most prevalent in slaughtered cattle in New Valley Governorate, Egypt.

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Genetic diversity status of only registered cattle breed of Chhattisgarh-Kosali

Sharma

Ahlawat

et al. 2020

Indian J of Anim Sci

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Assessment of diversity is essential for germplasm characterization and management. Kosali is the first and only registered breed of Chhattisgarh state which immensely contributes to the local economy of 70% farmers. Genomic microsatellite markers being valuable tool for estimating genetic diversity were selected for exploring existing genetic variability in Kosali cattle population. The standard metrics of genomic diversity detected high variability in this breed. All the loci were polymorphic resulting in 297 alleles. Mean values of observed and expected number of alleles were 11.423±0.877 and 4.989±0.372, respectively. Similarly, higher mean values of observed heterozygosity (0.693±0.031) also corroborated with the allelic diversity. Mean expected heterozygosity (0.765±0.02) under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) was higher than the observed values indicating some deviations from assumptions of the model. It can be attributed to the forces such as inbreeding. In fact a positive FIS value of 0.088±0.038 indicated some heterozygote deficiency in the population. Bottleneck analysis indicated that Kosali cattle have not suffered any population bottleneck event during evolutionary trajectory. This study is first to report the genetic diversity status of Kosali cattle based on microsatellite markers.The results imply the necessity of management programs in order to conserve the existing genetic variation and to avoid any escalation of inbreeding.

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Physical characteristics of Kosali breed of cattle in its native tract

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Reproductive Efficiencies and Productive Potentials of Female Nigerian Indigenous Goat Breeds

Reproductive Efficiencies and Productive Potentials of Female Nigerian Indigenous Goat Breeds

Molecular Identification, Pathogenesis, and Life Cycle of Sarcocystis cruzi from Cattle (Bos taurus) in New Valley Governorate, Egypt

Genetic diversity status of only registered cattle breed of Chhattisgarh-Kosali

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