Table 1
Monthly average milk yield (kg/day) in first five lactations of Gir crossbred cows
| Month | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|
| 1 | 7.41 ± 0.51a (49) | 11.46 ± 0.71b (26) | 11.94 ± 0.69b (24) | 13.20 ± 1.07b (18) | 10.50 ± 1.15ab (17) |
| 2 | 10.08 ± 0.50a (48) | 13.19 ± 0.82ab (26) | 14.92 ± 0.76bc (24) | 16.59 ± 1.03c (18) | 14.41 ± 1.15bc (17) |
| 3 | 9.81 ± 0.49a (48) | 10.95 ± 0.83ab (26) | 13.29 ± 0.83bc (24) | 14.82 ± 0.85c (18) | 13.60 ± 1.15bc (17) |
| 4 | 9.02 ± 0.43a (45) | 9.82 ± 0.85ab (26) | 11.87 ± 0.84ab (24) | 12.80 ± 0.92b (17) | 12.28 ± 0.97b (17) |
| 5 | 8.34 ± 0.45 (44) | 8.74 ± 0.89 (25) | 10.62 ± 0.68 (23) | 10.95 ± 0.79 (17) | 10.16 ± 0.94 (17) |
| 6 | 7.46 ± 0.38 (40) | 7.38 ± 0.80 (24) | 9.02 ± 0.68 (23) | 9.74 ± 0.84 (17) | 8.61 ± 1.03 (17) |
| 7 | 7.19 ± 0.39 (37) | 6.94 ± 0.92 (19) | 8.11 ± 0.72 (21) | 7.86 ± 0.88 (17) | 7.74 ± 1.03 (16) |
| 8 | 6.63 ± 0.34 (34) | 6.41 ± 0.94 (15) | 7.47 ± 0.68 (19) | 7.21 ± 0.99 (12) | 6.53 ± 1.08 (14) |
| 9 | 5.64 ± 0.37 (30) | 6.29 ± 0.92 (13) | 6.44 ± 0.63 (18) | 6.96 ± 0.61 (10) | 6.94 ± 1.20 (10) |
| 10 | 5.82 ± 0.35 (23) | 6.01 ± 0.76 (10) | 5.55 ± 0.65 (14) | 6.49 ± 0.31 (9) | 6.17 ± 1.02 (9) |