Source: PIA
DA bares peak yield of cross-bred buffalo
A CROSS-BREAD buffalo hits a peak yield of 20 kg milk and maintained a daily yield of over 15 kg at its peak for two months during its second trimester of lactation.
Dr. Ester Flores, National Coordinator of the Genetic Improvement Program (GIP), said that the yield highlighted the genetic improvement efforts of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC).
Flores added that the crossbred buffalo identified as 7UP15001 maintained an average daily milk yield of 12.9 kg during its last lactation.
She also disclosed that the buffalo yielded a total of 3883.7 kg of milk over a 299-day lactation period— the highest milk yield ever recorded among female buffaloes in the agency’s institutional herds.
It now holds the highest 100 days-in-milk average daily milk production (16.6 kg) and the highest 200 days-in-milk average daily milk production (15.6 kg).
