Book of Abstracts Istanbul, Turkey April 21-25, 20158* Asian Buffalo Congress Book of Abstracts: Publisher ‘Namik Kemal University, Faculty of Agriculture ISBN 978-605-4265. Edited by Prof. Dr. M. Ihsan SOYSAL, President of Asian Buffalo Association Chair. Organizing Committee Priting Layout : Tolga KOC, Aysenur AYTAC Composition : Arber Professional Congress Services Submission and evaluation process was handled by ARBER Congress Management System The organizers do not have any legal liability for to contents of the abstracts. q )) @ www.cabiorg Indexed / Abstracted by CABI abstractsPREFACE Dear delegates It is great honour and pleasure to welcome you to the 8 Asian Buffalo Congress being held 21-25 April 2015 at Istanbul. ABC 2015 has collaborated with Ministry of food, agriculture and livestock of Republic of Turkey, Istanbul ‘metropolitan municipality and other five significant government agencies and two non-governmental organization especially Istanbul water Buffalo breeder association and also Central union of water buffalo breeder association as co-host of these congresses. More over these events could not be successful without support from our valuable sponsors. We have more than 250. participants including scientist, buffalo practitioners, breeders, and development personnel’s, graduate and under graduate students from 20 countries attend the ABC 2015 World buffalo population is estimated as 200 million heads present in 129 countries with over 96% of the total population in Asia producing the majority of buffalo milk and meat. Buffalo population is increased 12.5% in Asia during last ten years According to FAO forecast, by the year 2050 the world meat production is expected to reach twofold of present level especially in developing countries as 470 million tonnes. Swamp buffalo is known for relatively lesser milk production of around 600 kg per year and kept or draught purpose, meat production mainly. On the other hand, river buffalo is popular for it’s higher milk production around 2000 kg per lactation in improved breed of buffalo and better meat production potential, Buffalo farming is carried out in all the continents and region of world suggesting the successful adaptation of animal to the variable climate, topography as well as socio-economic conditions. Differences in climate, local geography, cropping systems and the size of farms determine the productions systems used for buffalo farming. In Italy, Mediterranean buffalo are kept on large commercial farms under modem intensive systems, primarily for producing milk, whereas river buffaloes in southwest Asian countries farms under semi intensive or extensive production system including swamp buffalo breeding countries mostly Southeast Asian countries. Buffalo is contributing approximately 13% to the total global milk production with India and Pakistan sharing 90% to the total global buffalo milk production, Efforts to improve the genetic potentials of the animals elsewhere are mostly government or semi- government initiated commercial breeders associations. Among the smallholder system, which represents more than 95 % of the water buffalo population, the genetic improvement of the animals is considerably slow despite the presence of outstanding animals in the population, Dairy production system shifts more to commercial scale. Genetic improvement programme for buffalo for increasing milk production (2286 kg; 270 day) realized by establishing a national system of pedigree registration and trait measurement and recording together with reproductive technologies such as artificial insemination as shown in Italy. Many countries had started such genetic improvement programs. Accelerated genetic improvement would be assisted through the application of molecular or genome assisted breeding. These trends needs share of experience a view by congress participants who’s applied such genetic improvement programs, ‘The program consists of scientific and technical programs as well as social and cultural activities. The scientific and technical programs consist of pre-congress workshop, plenary sessions" from World renowned invited speakers, 86 oral presentation and 100 poster session. First of all I would like thanks to everyone made possible 8* Asian Buffalo Congress. It is privilege and honour for me to grace the congresses that emphasize the importance of the buffalo production The ABC2015 provides platform to bring together not ‘only academia but also practitioners in Buffalo world. With this platform congresses will embark on a whole process of making new discoveries and the utilizing them in to products and service for market place whichwill only made possible by this community. The theme of ABC 2015 is “sustainable production in the global economic world”. We believe that Global warming, environmental and ecological degradation, depletion of natural resources, natural and man-made hazards, and economic crises affects to our modes of production, and consumption, demanding for new strategies in production systems and organizations and conduct. The congress are not only avail all participants to enrich in high standard merits, but also to open up scenario for all to enjoy the social and cultural environments before during and after the congress. You are all welcome to take this opportunity to make new collaboration for future scientific contributions So far, Seven Asian Buffalo Congresses have been held from January 1994 to date of 2013 respectively as under Long-Term Genetic Improvement of the Buffalo (Thailand)”, Implication of changing economies in Asia on Buffalo Production (Philippines), Changing Role of the Buffalo in the New Millennium in Asia (Sri Lanka), “Role of Buffalo for Food Security and Rural Employment (India), “Economic Contribution of Buffalo in Rural Areas (China), “Buffalo Prospective Animal for Milk and Meat Enterprise (Pakistan) “Green production against global warming (Thailand) The ABC 2015 here in Istanbul (Turkey) as 8th Asian Buffalo Congress under the theme of “sustainable production in the global economic world” is expected to provide a bridge between East and West that addresses key issues relevant to buffalo production, the research and science communities, national and international regulatory bodies, policy makers and consumer organizations. ‘The location has been chosen to reflect the role of Istanbul as a meeting point for Fast and West as the crossroads of different continents and cultures. In addition to the main congress, there will be the Pre- Congress Workshop on “Reproductive Biotechnology in Buffalo” during 19" - 20° April 2015. You are welcome cocktail diner hosted by provincial directorate of Ministry of food, Agriculture and livestock at 22 April 2015 in Congress venue and gala dinner hosted by Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality at 23 April in Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's (IBB) 1453 Social Facility in the Topkap1 district of istanbul On 25" April, You are all welcome Technical tour to Saray water buffalo farm located at Sinekli village of Silivri district of Istanbul and Ural water buffalo farm located Nakkas Village of Catalga district of istanbul as an example of large and small scale farm respectively from the giving impression about farming system practised point of view ‘This congress could not be successful without concerted efforts contributed by all staffs and organizations from the government, private sector, breeder associations all participants and with the continuous hard work of academic committee members especially our peer reviewers Prof. Dr. M. Ihsan SOYSAL President of Asian Buffalo Association Chair, Organizing CommitteeCOMMITTEES Honorary Chair Osman Simsek, Prof. Dr., Rector of Namuk Kemal University Local Organizing Committee M. Ihsan SOYSAL, Prof. Dr., Namtk Kemal University, Chair Vice Chairs E. Kemal Gurcan, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Namtk Kemal University, Vice-chair Sezai Ural, istanbul Water Buffalo Breeders Association, Vice-chair Members Emel Ozkan Unal, Asst. Prof. Dr., Namuk Kemal University Aylin Agma Okur, Asst. Prof. Dr., Namuk Kemal University Gizem Sonmez, Res. Asst., Namtk Kemal University International Scientific Committee Adriana Caroprezo Morini, Brazil Alina Mitat, Cuba Alvaro Salas Vega, Costa Rica Ancharli Na Chiangmai, Thailand Angelo Coletta, Italy Anna Chiacchierini, Italy Anna Maria Phillip Hosein, Trinidad Antonio Borghese, Italy Antonio Fagiolo, Italy Antonio Humberto H. Minervino, Brazil Amel del Barrio, Philippines Asmuddin Natsir, Indonesia Barry Lemeke, Australia Bianca Gaspartini, raly Carlo Boselli,Fraly Claudia Patricia Roldan, Colombia Claudio Varella Bruna, Brazil Esterina De Carlo, Italy Gavind N. Purohit, India Giuseppe Campanile, Italy Giuseppina M. Terzano, Italy Gustavo Crudeli, Argentina Hamid Naderfard, fran Hector Scannone, Venezuela Torahim Soliman, Egypt Inderjeet Sing, India Toana Nicolae, Romania Jabbar Alsaedy, Iraq Joao Ghaspar de Almeida, Brazil Juan G. Angel, Colombia KR. Trivedi, India Ken Phillips, Australia Khalid Al-Fartosi, Iraq Leela Rastogi, Trinidad Leopoldo Tannu7zi, Iraly Libertado C. Cruz, Philippines Livia Vidu, Romania Luis Alfredo Pacheco Diaz, Venezuela Marco Zava, Argentina Martin Littkemann, Canada Mastoor Ellahi Babar, Pakistan Metha Wanapat, Thailand Mohamed Hofi, Egypt Naghmeh Ashoori, fran Nawaz, Saeed, Pakistan Nguyen Viet Linh, Vietnam OP. Dhanda, India Oswin Perera, Sri Lanka Otavio Benardes, Brazil Syed Yawar Ali, Pakistan Suhubdy Yasin, Indonesia Pietro Baruselli, Brazil Quazi Huque, Bangladesh RK. Sethi, India Raffaele Garofalo, Italy Rangsun Pampai, Thailand Ricardo Botero, Colombia Roberta Vittoria, raly SS Dahiya, India ‘Takashi Shirai, Japan ‘Talal A. Abdulkareem, frag Talat Naseer Pasha, Pakistan ‘Thomas Olson, USA ‘Thuchadaporn Chaikhun, Thailand Tronka Peeva, Bulgaria Vittoria L. Barile, aly William G. Vale, Brazil William Salleg, Colombia Xianwei Liang, China Yang Bingzhuang, China Yang Liguo, China Yi Zhang, China Zhang Xiufan, China