[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "EFFECT OF DIFFERENT HOUSING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON PRODUCTION AND BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE OF BUFFALOES DURING DRY HOT SUMMER",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Younas",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Abdullah",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Bhatti",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Pasha",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Ahmad",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Junaid",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2018]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "28",
  "issue": "1",
  "page": "10-16",
  "DOI": "NA",
  "abstract": "<p>The current study was conducted with an aim to evaluate the effect of housing strategies on the production and behavioral responses of Nili-Ravi buffaloes during dry hot summer (May and June). The study was conducted at Buffalo Research Institute (BRI), Livestock Experiment Station (LES), Bhunike, Distt. Kasur, Punjab. Nili-Ravi buffaloes (n=20) with similar milk production and stage of lactation were selected from the herds maintained at LES, Pattoki. Buffaloes were divided into four different groups with 5 buffaloes in each group. Group A was kept under roof shade only (control); B was given anti-stress supplement (10gm, dry yeast powder;&nbsp;<em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em>); C under fans and group D buffaloes under fans with showers, provided with roof shades. Correspond to the temperature humidity index (THI) for May (85.6) and June (87.6), the daily milk production (MP; liter) was noticed significantly (P&le;0.01) high in group D (7.33&plusmn;0.10) as compared to animals in group A (6.39&plusmn;0.13), B (6.52&plusmn;0.09) and C (6.95&plusmn;0.11). Similarly, dry matter intake (Kg; weekly) was high for group D (15.4&plusmn;0.16; P&le;0.05). However, cost per liter of milk production was lower for group D buffaloes. Group D buffalo&rsquo;s performance was concluded best in terms of cost per liter of milk production.</p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2018-JAPS-02"
}]