An experimental field study in approximately, one month old, forty eight Jaffrabadi buffalo calves was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of herbal Liver tonic formulations on growth and body weight gain. A significant (P<0.05) increase in body weight gain in groups supplemented with herbal formulations Yakrifit (M/s Ayurvet Ltd. Baddi, India) @ 1 bolus/calf/day, was observed in comparision to ...

Sine, triangular and square wave alternating currents were used to anaesthetize young buffalo calves. Central venous pressure, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and circulatory rate were monitored before, during and after application of currents. The square and triangular wave current produced a significant (P less than 0.01) increase in central venous pressure, mean systolic and diastolic ...

The effect of UMMB supplementation on rumen micro ora was investigated in  fteen healthy rumen  stulated buffalo calves divided into three groups having  ve animals in each. The animals of group I, II and III were kept on conventional diet, wheat straw alone and wheat straw supplemented with UMMB, respectively. Rumen liquor samples were collected at different time intervals for three consec...

conclusions bovine rotavirus presents 6% of calf diarrhea in pakistani cattle and buffalo samples. the vp4 and vp6 genes show closed relationships with bovine rotavirus reported from indian isolates. background group a bovine rotaviruses (brv) are one of the main factors of neonatal calf diarrhea and mortality around the world. the current study was carried out to assess the genetics of brv cir...

The present study was planned to determine if chromosomal dysmorphology based on G band nomenclature is common in the Nili-Ravi buffalo which is the prime dairy breed thriving predominantly in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Microscopic screening of 50 good quality metaphase cells from each of 34 male and female buffalo calves revealed the expected chromosome complement of 24 autosomal pairs a...

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is caused by a virus of the genus Aphthorvirus of the family Picornaviridae. There is great scientific need for determining the transmission dynamics of FMD virus (FMDV) by drawing more attention to the livestock-wildlife interface areas. A variety of literature suggests that buffalo could serve as reservoir of FMDV in wildlife and cattle. However, many FMDV researc...

The present study was undertaken to examine the incidence of Eimeria species infection in Murrah buffalo calves and evaluate therapeutic management disease. In November 2019, 9 10 buffaloes up 3 months age showed symptoms diarrhoea, loss appetite, poor weight gain at an organised dairy farm. Based on history, faecal samples were collected from 20 subjected standard qualitative coprological exam...

Blood biochemical profile forms the data base for most diagnostic investigations. Present study reports the reference values for different blood metabolites, minerals, electrolytes and some clinically important enzymes as well as their variation in serum concentration at different age, sex, physiological stages viz. pregnancy, dry and lactation of Banni buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). It was observe...