there are morphological and reproductive physiological differences between swamp buffalo (bubaluscarabanensis) and river buffalo (bubalus bubalis). the development of fetus weight and fetus biometry wasreported in river buffalo and other animals but not in swamp buffalo. the aim of this study was to describethe inherent variability in fetus related measurements during swamp buffalo pregnancy. t...

the drb3 gene is a highly polymorphic major histocompatibility complex (mhc) class ii gene and plays an important role in variability of immune responsiveness and disease resistance. in the present study, the mhc class ii drb3 gene in water buffalo (bubalus bubalis) populations from northwest regions of iran was investigated through pcr-sscp. genomic dna was extracted from whole blood samples c...

Objetivo. Se evaluó la eficacia antihelmítica de albendazol y levamisol sobre poblaciones Strongyloides sp. en bucerros (Bubalus bubalis) con infecciones naturales el trópico Mexicano. Materiales Métodos. incluyeron 45 bucerros, que fueron distribuidos tres grupos experimentales acuerdo a excreción huevos por gramo heces (HPG) (n=15): a) Grupo control: sin desparasitación, b) BZ (benzimidazoles...

Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) production in Mexico has generated particular interest understanding the bases of development this species. As a result, alliances have emerged between scientific, governmental, industrial, and productive sectors other organisms involved with species nationally internationally. We must recognize that thanks to specific anatomical characteristics, water buffaloes ...

Lysozyme, a low-molecular weight basic protein, is an important component of the antibacterial system in milk. Lysozyme activity is higher in buffalo milk (60±3.9r 10 units/ml) than in bovine milk (29.1±1.5r10 units/ ml). Buffalo colostrum contains five-times more lysozyme activity than mature milk (Priyadarshini & Kansal, 2002a). Lysozyme activity in buffalo milk is not influenced by the parit...

Protease inhibitor (PI) genes belong to the superfamily of serine protease inhibitors that includes C1 esterase, antithrombin, and α1antichymotrypsin, among others. The primary role of PI is to protect tissues against proteolytic digestion by neutrophil elastase. PI is also found to be associated with increased milk and fat yields, increased productive life and decreased somatic cell score. The...

The artifi cial insemination (AI) technique plays an important role in improvement of conception rate, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and transmission of genetic material to the next generation. The breeding soundness evaluation (BSE) plays an important role in selection of male buffalo for the said purposes. This evaluation is an effective, inexpensive and easy method for selectio...