Breeds Age at lst Age at 151 Gestation Calving Average daily Lactation

service calving length intervals milk yield length (days)

(months) (months) (days) (months) (litres)

1.6±0.31 (0.5-
Lulu cattle 42 (36-56) 52 (46-58) 280±1.7 18 (12-24) 195 (180-210)
3.57)

Achhami 48 (36-60) 60 (48-72) 285±1.8 17 (12-24) 1.5±0.22 (1-4) 225 (780-270)

Siri 40 (36-48) 50 (42-70) 295.2±2.2 19.6±0.9 4.5 ±0.22 (2-6) 268.0-2.0

Khaila 45 (40-60) 55 (50-65) 2883_9.85 18.0 2.5 (2-3) 305.0

Yak 45.3±0.65 56.6±0.75 252.2±1.5 21.3±0.76 0.8 (0.5-2.0) 760 (180-270)

Terai 39.4±0.50 49.9±0.46 296.1±0.25 16.3±0.23 2.1 (2-3) 246.0

Pahadi 48 (40-55) 50.1±1.1 275±1.65 77.6±1.98 1.1 (1-1.5) 240±2.1

Parameters Terai khari Sinhal Chyangra

Age at 1st service (days) 348±10.7 311±5.6 363±12.4 405±9.9

18.5±0.04
Wt at 1st service (kg) 17.3±0.49 15.4±0.22 17.0±0.35

Age at 1st kidding (days) 491=5.1 453 ±6.2 576=9.8 555±9.6

Wt at 1st kidding (kg) 19.5±0.56 17.8=0.23 20.5=0.42 18.8=0.35 .

Kidding intervals (days) 336±4.2 302±3.7 287±5.4 354E±8.7

Litter size at birth (no) 1.4±0.21 1.6±0.02 1.1 1.0 ,

Litter wt at birth (kg) 2.5±0.33. 3.38±0.0b 2.0 1.9

Litter size at weaning (no) 1.3±0.26 1.42±0.03 0.8 0.7

Litter wt at weaning (kg) 11.1±1.0 11.9±0.36 10.0 9-11

Gestation length (days) 149.9±0.30 144.8±0.13 145-150 1 145-150

 Chyangra
Parameters Terai Khari Sinhal

 1.6
Birth wt 1.58±0.5 1.65+0.01 2.0
 

Weaning, wt (4 months) 10.7±0.34 7.5±0.12 10.3 9.5

6-month wt 11.9±0.08 8.8±0.19 11.3 11.0

9-month wt 16.2±0.88 12.4±0.17 15.1 13.8

12-month wt 20.1±0.97 163±033 22.4 20

Parameters Lampuchhre Kage Baruwal Bhyanglung

Age at 1st service (months) 12-16 12-16 18-30 18-30

Age at 1st lambing (months) 18 18 24 24

Lambing intervals (days) 240-400 240-450 180-365 210-300

Litter size at birth (no) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Litter wt at birth (kg) 1.6-2.0 1.4-1.8 1.8-2.6 1.7-2.5

Gestation length (days) 145-150 145-150 145-150 145-150

Traits Hurrah Chwanche Bampudke

Age at first 10.8±0.99 7.3±0.85 6.2±0.12

Puberty(months)
Age at first 14.0±0.96 10.7±0.80 11.5±0.23
farrowing(months)

Farrowing 5.57±0.57 7.4±0.6 4.6±0.28

intervals(months)

Gestation length(days) 114.5±0.66 114.8±0.52  -

Litter size at birth(no) 7.04±1.26 7.33±1.28 4.7±0.27

Litter size at 5.73±1.25 6.0±1.0 3.4±0.30

weaning(no)

Birth weight(kg) 0.8±0.08 0.7±0.06 0.6±0.08

Bampudke
Traits Hurrah Chwanche
 

Birth wt 0.8±1.2 0.7±0.06 0.6±0.08

Weaning wt (6 wks) 6.1± 0.09 5.7± 0.08 NA

6-month wt 22.7± 0.09 18.8± 0.07 NA

9-month wt 32.6± 0.08 26.2± 0.09 NA

12-month wt 41.6± 0.09 33.2±0.08 NA

Adult wt 45 [40-55] 35 [30-40] 20 118-25]