Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
UG Badole, BR Wankhede, VG Atkare, AB Motghare and NP Kadam

Abstract:
The present study entitled “Studies on morphological characteristics and productive performance of Kathani cattle in Gondia tahsil of Gondia district” was conducted in the year 2021-2022 by selecting 50 cattle of age group above 3 years and recorded with the mean value. The cattle were mostly found with bowl shaped udder, cylindrical shaped teats and small size of milk vein. The lactational milk yield of Kathani cattle was found to be 401.18±26.074 kg, average lactation period was of 169.16±3.995 days and average milk yield per day was 2.351±0.132 kg. The milk production performance of Kathani cattle is fair, hence, it can be considered as the draught breed of cattle and by adopting better management and nutrition practices its production can be increased.