On-farm evaluation of beef cattle kept in Taman Pertanian Universiti, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Mahat, Muhamad Arif (2015) On-farm evaluation of beef cattle kept in Taman Pertanian Universiti, Universiti Putra Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

A farm evaluation was carried out on the Beef Cattle Unit, Ladang 16, Taman Pertanian Universiti, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor from January 12 to February 13, 2015. The objectives were to evaluate the farm performance particularly the health and reproductive performances and to identify the associated risk factor. This farm was built mainly for teaching purposes, public exhibition and as model for farmers. The study involved retrospective analyses of the records of beef cattle stock between 2011 and 2014. The total stock during that period was 516, which consisted of 300 Kedah-Kelantan crossed (KK x) and 216 Brangus crossed (Brangus x) cattle. The most common health problems were wound (47%), lameness (19%) and suspected haemoparasites (7%), mostly observed in Brangus. The average rate of mortality was 6.52%±9.4%, and the highest was recorded in 2014 (20.5%) mostly due to lightning strike. Average daily gain (ADG) for Brangus was 0.39±0.013 kg while for KK x was 0.33±0.012 kg. The average calving interval for KK (426±53 days; n=7) and Brangus (433±37 days; n=9) showed non-significant difference (p>0.05). The age at first calving, however, was markedly younger in KK (1249+127 days) than Brangus (1373+125 days). There was strong positive correlation between rainfall and relative humidity with monthly ADG (p<0.05). Recommendations on various aspects to improve farm performance were given in the discussion.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Depositing User:	Ms Siti Mariam Giman
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2022 06:41
Last Modified:	21 Nov 2022 06:41
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/405

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