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Determination of heat stress zone for daily milk yield using carryover heat effect model in Murrah buffaloes

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The objective of the present study was to determine heat stress zones (HSZ) in a year for daily milk yield (DMY) of Murrah buffaloes. Data for the study included 2,67,599 daily milk yield records of 445 Murrah buffaloes sired by 171 bulls as well as climatic parameters, viz. dry bulb temperature (Tdb) and wet bulb (Twb) temperatures spanning over 16 years (2001–2016). The regression analysis of DMY on carryover heat effect indicated that the decline in DMY was significant above the carryover heat effect (CHE) 70. April–November were critical for daily milk yield, and maximum decline in daily milk yield was observed during the month of August in Murrah buffaloes. Therefore, two zones in a year were classified as non-heat stress zone (NHSZ) with CHE < 70 for months December–March and heat stress zone (HSZ) with CHE > 70 during April–November.

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The authors would like to express their gratitude to Director Livestock Farms, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, and School of Climate Change and Agricultural Meteorology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab for providing necessary facility and support for carrying out the research work.

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    Ramandeep Kaur Dhaliwal, Puneet Malhotra, Neeraj Kashyap, Shakti Kant Dash & Simarjeet Kaur

  2. School of Climate Change and Agricultural Meteorology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India

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RKD, PM and NK conceived and designed the study. RKD conducted the literature search. RKD, NK, PM and SKD were involved in the analysis and interpretation of data. RKD, PM and SKD drafted the manuscript. The study was supervised by PM, NK, SKD, SK and LKD. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Dhaliwal, R.K., Malhotra, P., Kashyap, N. et al. Determination of heat stress zone for daily milk yield using carryover heat effect model in Murrah buffaloes. Trop Anim Health Prod 53, 488 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02927-5

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