http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/21 2026-04-16T21:58:27Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/470 MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE LOCAL BUFFALO IN SYLHET REGION OF BANGLADESH Mohiuddin, Mohammad The present research was aimed to study the morphological characteristics of local buffalo in Sylhet region under traditional management conditions. For this purpose, data were collected from randomly selected 125 buffalo cows and 25 bulls. A variety of colors were found in different body parts (body coat, forehead, switch, forelegs and hindlegs) of the buffalo. The color of muzzle, horn, hoof, eye, eyelash, vulva and pigmentation under tail were noticed black. Maximum body coat were found gray to brownish gray color and forehead with black to grayish black color. Forelegs and hindlegs were observed gray with white stocking. About 76.00% buffalo bulls and 65.60% cows had black colored switch. A characteristic chevron marking in dewlap were observed in about 52.00% and 40.80% of buffalo bulls and cows, respectively. Horns of majority buffalo population are flat laterally and directed upward and finally inward without twisting. Majority of the buffalo had crescent shaped horns, long scimitar shaped was found in few buffalo population. The only inclusion criterion for the cows was a cow having at least one parturition and for bulls, aged 2.5 years or more, and during field investigation maximum findings of morphometric parameters in both sexes were - mean body length, height at withers, height at hip, loin length and chine of male and female local buffalo were 135.64±6.41 and 130.48±12.05 cm; 128.90±4.68 and 127.80±7.37 cm; 129.39±4.91 and 129.44±7.43 cm; 37.20±3.75 and 37.96±4.85 cm; 50.69±4.62 and 51.28±6.46 cm, respectively. Mean rump length, rump width, knee length, hock length and tail length up to switch of male and female buffalo were 38.26±2.82 and 37.48±5.50 cm; 48.34±3.56 and 47.80±6.80 cm; 35.86±2.90 and 36.32±4.63 cm; 42.47±4.02 and 42.80±5.04 cm; 78.83±6.72 and 80.84±12.47 cm, respectively. Mean pin bone width, height of pastern, hoof circumference, heart girth and face length of male and female buffalo were 30.35±3.19 and 30.48±4.85 cm; 13.37±0.96 and 13.16±1.34 cm; 45.33±3.55 and 45.84±5.48 cm; 186.86±7.61 and 180.20±15.68 cm; 44.78±1.90 and 44.46±3.16 cm, respectively. Mean ear length, ear breadth, neck length, neck circumference, width of head between horns and eyes of male and female local buffalo were 25.92±2.28 and 26.88±3.85 cm; 26.88±1.89 and 26.68±3.02 cm; 44.29±6.44 and 43.44±6.33 cm; 88.49±6.76 and 92.08±10.63 cm; 21.69±1.53 and 21.44±2.22 cm; 13.86±1.28 and 13.84±1.37 cm, respectively. Mean horn length along greater and smaller curvatures, horn circumference at base, middle and below tip of male and female local buffalo were 60.03±10.16 and 52.72±14.53 cm; 48.96±9.26 and 42.52±11.31 cm; 26.38±2.09 and 27.92±3.96 cm; 22.09±2.10 and 22.24±3.95 cm; 5.76±0.80 and 5.80±1.19 cm, respectively. 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/174 Phenotypic characterization of indigenous goose Islam, Mohsanath Fatema The study pertained to characterize indigenous goose phenotypically. Both qualitative and quantitative traits were considered in the study. Overall body length, wing span, shank length, beak length and head length of mature indigenous goose were 73.47±0.95, 134.53±1.38, 9.27±0.09, 8.88±0.10 and 6.42±0.02 cm, respectively. Overall body weight of indigenous goose at day old, 2-week, 1-month, 2-month and 10-month of age were 95.45±0.88 gm, 148.59±1.55 gm, 407.34±7.27 gm, 1.19±0.03 kg and 3.65±0.06 kg, respectively. Overall egg weight, egg length, egg width, incubation period, clutch size, number of eggs in a breeding season and age at first egg of indigenous goose were 131.85±1.70 gm, 7.40±0.02 cm, 5.22±0.02 cm, 30.30±0.07 days, 7.42±0.08, 20.52±0.38 and 313.22±3.03 days, respectively. Phenotypic correlation among body length, wing span, shank length, beak length, head length and body weight of mature indigenous goose ranged from 0.26 to 0.86. The majority of the morphometric characteristics had favorable phenotypic correlations with each other. Phenotypic correlations among body weights at different ages ranged from 0.42 to 0.86. Correlation among egg weight, egg length, egg width and incubation period of indigenous goose ranged from 0.05 to 0.81. The color of beak, eye, eyelid, skin, head feather, neck feather, back feather, wing feather, flight feather, tail feather, down feather, shank and egg in brown type goose were black, dark brown, black, white, brown, brown, brown with grey, brown, brown with grey, brown with white, white, yellow and white, respectively and those in white type goose were orange, blue, yellow, white, white, white, white, white, white, white, white, bright yellow or orange and white, respectively. Both brown and white type had long, broad and thick body with a slightly upright carriage and long, broad and flattened beak. The eggs of both brown and white type goose were oval in shape. 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z