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Water Use Efficiency in Milk Production of Selected Dairy Breeds in Central Region of Bihar: A Lifetime Analysis

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Water is one of the critical resources in livestock production system. Water footprint or water use efficiency for milk production can provide a perceptive nexus between water consumption and milk production. Cattle and buffalo breeds are having different water requirement over the lifetime and according to the availability of the water resource a breed can be preferred in a region. Primary data were collected for 180 animals of different age group from the selected breeds (Graded Sahiwal, Holstein–Friesian cross and Graded Murrah) using pre-structured interview schedule. Total water use was calculated by adding direct and indirect water use by the animals. Water requirement for Graded Sahiwal (12,080 m3/animal) was found 1.09 times and 1.20 times less than crossbred (13,216 m3/animal) and Graded Murrah (14,548 m3/animal), respectively, despite its longer herd life. Water use efficiency (WUE) for whole lifetime was estimated and it was found that WUE was the highest for crossbred cow (1.48 L/m3) followed by Graded Sahiwal (1.04 L/m3), and Graded Murrah (0.76 L/m3). It was due to the higher Life time Milk Yield in crossbred cow in comparison with Graded Sahiwal and Graded Murrah. It can be concluded that though the lifetime water requirement was the lowest for Graded Sahiwal but WUE of crossbred was the highest among the selected breeds due to higher lifetime milk production.

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The first author acknowledges the financial assistance received in the form of JRF fellowship from ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal during the course of study.

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    Abhinandan Kumar, B. S. Chandel, A. K. Dixit & Ajmer Singh

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The author confirms contribution to the paper as follows: study conception and design were contributed by BSC, AK; data collection was contributed by AK; analysis was contributed by AK; interpretation of result was contributed by AK, BSC, AKD, AS; draft manuscript preparation was contributed by AK, BSC. All authors reviewed the results and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Kumar, A., Chandel, B.S., Dixit, A.K. et al. Water Use Efficiency in Milk Production of Selected Dairy Breeds in Central Region of Bihar: A Lifetime Analysis. Agric Res 12, 339–345 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40003-023-00655-w

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