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This study covered the early, mid and late lactation stages over a 25\u2010week monitoring period. Daily milk yield was recorded twice daily, and reproductive parameters, including age at first calving (AFC), calving interval (CI), number of services per conception (NSPC), days open (DO) and gestation length (GL), were obtained from farm records. Adaptive performance was assessed using rectal temperature (RT) and respiration rate (RR) in relation to the meteorological variables. Blood samples were collected from 30 cows (10 per lactation stage) for haematological (HC, RBC, WBC and PCV) and biochemical (TP, GLU, URE, TGL, TC, AST and ALT) analyses. Data were analysed using SPSS version 20, and descriptive statistics were summarized as mean \u00b1 SD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The current study revealed that the mean daily milk yield was 2.43 \u00b1 0.62, 2.12 \u00b1 0.58 and 1.72 \u00b1 0.45 L\/day for early, mid and late lactation, respectively. Parity 1 and 2 cows produced 1.71 \u00b1 0.46 L and 2.47 \u00b1 0.52 L, respectively, with an overall mean of 2.09 \u00b1 0.62 L\/day. Parity and lactation stage significantly (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001) affected production performance. The reproduction performance of Boran dairy cows was as follows: AFC (51.63 \u00b1 1.82 months), CI (19.07 \u00b1 1.93 months), GL (276.50 \u00b1 2.15 days), DO (338.05 \u00b1 21.71 days) and NSPC (1.60 \u00b1 0.22). Lactation stage and parity significantly influenced several biochemical (TP, GLU, TGL, TC, ALT and AST) and haematological (HC, WBC and PCV) parameters, with total protein and urea being the main contributors to blood profile variation. Blood values remained within the normal range, indicating good physiological adaptation to the local conditions.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The productive and reproductive performances of Boran cows were within the expected ranges for indigenous breeds, suggesting that crossbreeding could enhance productivity. 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