A study was undertaken on six male buffalo calves by administering diazepam (0.75 mg/kg, IV) and ketamine (6.0 mg/ kg, IV) 10 min after diazepam. All the animals went into sternal recumbency immediately after diazepam administration followed by lateral recumbency at 6.89 min. Relaxation of muscles was excellent. Swallowing reflex was abolished. There was complete analgesia at fetlock, base of t...

Tropocollagen preparations from carp, buffalo fish, rats, calves, sheep, and humans have been studied by electron microscopy and serologic methods. Tropocollagens from each species appeared identical by electron microscopy but they were readily distinguished (except between sheep and calves) by C'-fixation tests with rabbit antisera against the various tropocollagens. Tests with calf tropocolla...

Five Murrah buffalo calves from AAU-Zonal Livestock Research Station, Mandira, farm were observed with history of anorexia, weak and diarrhoea. The faecal samples collected for examination parasitic infestation. After sample Toxocara vitulorum eggs detected. Affected treated Tablet Fenbendazole @ 5 mg/kg body weight, Bolus Biotrim-DS 1bolus/100 kg Inj. Ringer’s lactate solution I/V, Tribivet 2 ...

We report 2 cases of Thelazia rhodesii infection in the African buffaloes, Syncerus caffer, in Zambia. African buffalo calves were captured from the livestock and wildlife interface area of the Kafue basin in the dry season of August 2005 for the purpose to translocate to game ranches. At capture, calves (n=48) were examined for the presence of eye infections by gently manipulating the orbital ...

The aim of this work was to study the possibility of using a new commercial polyester/cotton fabric to repair large sized umbilical and abdominal hernias in calves and small ruminants. Twenty-four animals (16 calves, 3 buffalo calves, 4 sheep, 1 goat) with umbilical or abdominal hernia were included in this study. The diameter of hernial ring ranged from (12-25) cm. An underlay technique was us...

In the present work, controlled experimental infection and transmission studies in domestic cattle (Bos taurus) and water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) were carried out to study the in vivo behaviour of bubaline herpesvirus 1 (BuHV1). Two bovine and two buffalo calves were infected with BuHV1 (20287N isolate) by intranasal aerosolisation. Two sentinel cattle did not receive the virus challenge, b...

Seven clinical cases of obstructive urolithiasis in buffalo calves were managed by tube cystostomy with Foley’s catheter at TVCC, IIVER, Rohtak. The median time of onset of free flow of urine from the external urethral orifice in the animals was 10 days with the range of 8-12 days. Diagnosis of the disease was made on the basis of a history of anuria and clinical signs (anuria, inappetance to a...

Present study was planned to produce and evaluate liquid rennet from buffalo calves abomasa. Out of 30 abomasa collected, 20 samples were selected for the study and analyzed for proteolytic activity, clotting activity, productivity, shelf life, pH and sensory evaluation. Non protein nitrogen (NPN) contents of rennet coagulated milk (1.33±0.02%) were significantly higher (P<0.01) than that of ra...