Original Research Article I Volume 5 I Issue 3 I 2017

Some factors associated with mortality rate of Friesian calves during first year of age in Egypt

Abu El-Hamd M. A; A.M. Metwally; A. K. Kadoom; Z.R. Ghallab; E. R. Shehata

Biolife; 2017, 5(3), pp 334-341

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7364783

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of some factors on mortality rate of Friesian calves during the first year of age. A total number of 2637 records were studied for Friesian calves during the period from 1997 to2015. All Friesian calves ranged between 3 -365 days of age. The results cleared that the mortality rate was significantly (P<0.05) higher during the months of year from May to October of calving which ranged from 11.00 to 17.18 %, while the lowest rate of mortality observed during the period of January to April of calving (5.04 to 9.36%).

Keywords:

Friesian Calves, mortality rate, diseases, season, parity and weighed of dam.

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Article Dates:

Received: 4 July 2017; Accepted: 24 August 2017; Published: 2 September 2017

How To Cite:

Abu El-Hamd M. A, A.M. Metwally, A. K. Kadoom, Z.R. Ghallab, & E. R. Shehata. (2022). Some factors associated with mortality rate of Friesian calves during first year of age in Egypt. Biolife, 5(3), 334–341. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7364783

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