Table 1 Monthly average milk yield (kg/day) in first five lactations of Gir crossbred cows

1

7.41 ± 0.51^a (49)

11.46 ± 0.71^b (26)

11.94 ± 0.69^b (24)

13.20 ± 1.07^b (18)

10.50 ± 1.15^ab (17)

2

10.08 ± 0.50^a (48)

13.19 ± 0.82^ab (26)

14.92 ± 0.76^bc (24)

16.59 ± 1.03^c (18)

14.41 ± 1.15^bc (17)

3

9.81 ± 0.49^a (48)

10.95 ± 0.83^ab (26)

13.29 ± 0.83^bc (24)

14.82 ± 0.85^c (18)

13.60 ± 1.15^bc (17)

4

9.02 ± 0.43^a (45)

9.82 ± 0.85^ab (26)

11.87 ± 0.84^ab (24)

12.80 ± 0.92^b (17)

12.28 ± 0.97^b (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)