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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2079-3480</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cuban Journal of Agricultural Science]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cuban J. Agric. Sci.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2079-3480</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial del Instituto de Ciencia Animal]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2079-34802017000400409</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Reproductive performance in a Cuban buffalo enterprise]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Reproductive performance in a Cuban buffalo enterprise]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García Quiñones]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fraga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L.M.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yoleysi]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sanchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zimón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marlen]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Ciencia Animal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San José de las Lajas Mayabeque]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Empresa Pecuaria Genética del Este  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Aguacate Mayabeque]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>51</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>409</fpage>
<lpage>416</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2079-34802017000400409&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2079-34802017000400409&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2079-34802017000400409&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The performance of some reproductive indicators was evaluated: parturition- parturition period, service period, incorporation weight, incorporation age and age at first parturition of 8 buffaloes herds which had parturition between 2004 and 2013, in a livestock enterprise at east of Mayabeque province in Cuba. Some dispersion statisticians of the analyzed traits with SAS INSIGHT were studied and the GLIMMIX SAS procedure was used for the statistical analysis. The model used contained the fixed effects of herd, parturition year, parturition season and as a covariate the parturition number (1-5) for the first two indicators. For the incorporation weight, incorporation age and age at first parturition only the herd effect was considered in the model. The herd effect was significant for parturition- parturition period, incorporation weight, age at first parturition, year and season of parturition for parturition- parturition period and service period, while the fit for covariance according to the parturition number reached the significance for the parturition- parturition period and service period. The parturition -parturition period of the years 2007 and 2013 should serve as a reference so that future increases of this indicator that affect reproductive efficiency will not occur. The best values of the analyzed indicators were found in herds 212 and 213, which represent positive reference values for the enterprise.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Se evaluó el comportamiento de los indicadores reproductivos intervalo parto-parto, período de servicio, peso a la incorporación, edad a la incorporación y edad al primer parto de ocho rebaños bubalinos, que tuvieron partos entre 2004 y 2013, en una Empresa Pecuaria al este de la provincia Mayabeque, en Cuba. Se estudiaron algunos estadígrafos de dispersión de los rasgos analizados con el SAS INSIGHT y se empleó el procedimiento GLIMMIX del SAS para el análisis estadístico. El modelo utilizado contenía los efectos fijos de rebaño, año de parto, época de parto, y como covariable al número de parto (1-5) para los dos primeros indicadores. Para el peso a la incorporación, la edad a la incorporación y la edad al primer parto, solo se consideró en el modelo el efecto de rebaño. El efecto de rebaño fue significativo para el intervalo parto-parto, peso a la incorporación, edad al primer parto, año y época de parto para el intervalo parto-parto y período de servicio, mientras que el ajuste por covarianza según el número de parto alcanzó la significación para el intervalo parto-parto y período de servicio. El intervalo parto-parto de los años 2007 y 2013 debe servir de referente para que no se produzcan futuros incrementos de este indicador que afecta la eficiencia reproductiva. Los mejores valores de los indicadores analizados se encontraron en los rebaños 212 y 213, que representan valores de referencia positiva para la empresa.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[comportamiento]]></kwd>
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