Due to the great demand for buffalo milk by-products the interest in technical-scientific information about this species is increasing. Our objective was to propose selection criteria for milk yield in buffaloes based on total milk yield, 305-day milk yield (M305), and test-day milk yield. A total of 3,888 lactations from 1,630 Murrah (Bubalus bubalis) cows recorded between 1987 and 2001, from ...

The present study involved in analysis of 81 sera samples collected from Murrah (34), Surti (20) and non-descript buffaloes (27) with history of respiratory and reproductive disorders for IBR antibodies by indirect Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), Virus neutralization test (VNT) and Passive haemagglutination assay (PHA). The immunological assays viz., indirect ELISA, VNT and PHA revea...

In vitro fertility assessment using fluorescent technique is a better predictor of fertility status of bulls as compared to traditional semen quality assessment techniques, therefore, the study was planned to assess in vitro fertility status of bulls based on conventional and fluorescent techniques. Seventy-three ejaculates were collected from 12 Murrah buffalo bulls maintained at Artificial Br...

Mitochondrial Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAM; EC 2.3.1.15), catalyzes the first step of glycerolipid biosynthesis. It plays a key role in the regulation of cellular triacylglycerol and phospholipid levels. The GPAM esterification step constitutes the committed reaction in the de novo synthesis of triacylglycerol (TAG) and all the acyl-glycerol phospholipids. In the present investiga...

Present study was undertaken in buffalo neonates born to vitamin E (dl-alpha-tocopherol acetate) -supplemented and non-supplemented Murrah buffaloes. Calves from vitamin E-supplemented buffaloes [n= 10; VeC (vitamin E-supplemented calves)] and non-supplemented buffaloes [n= 10; CC (control calves)] constituted the treatment and control groups respectively. Sampling of blood was done on day 0 (b...

The present case reports the bilateral anopthalmia in a five day old male graded Murrah buffalo calf. The eyelids were closed and the eyeballs were not visible. The eyelids were undersized, upper eyelid had long cilia but the lower eye lid lack cilia. The palpebral fissure was so small as to prevent retraction of the eyelids at five days old. At three months old the size of the right palpebral ...

In many Asian countries the riverine buffalo is the major milk producing animal besides contributing towards draught power and meat production. The animal however suffers from inherent reproductive problems such as poor estrus expression and long calving intervals which limits its lifetime production. The yak is a seasonal breeder and the mainstay of highlanders and tribal populations inhabitin...

The aim of our study was to analyze the consequences of non-synonymous SNPs in Slc11a2 gene using bioinformatic tools. There is a current need of efficient bioinformatic tools for in-depth analysis of data generated by the next generation sequencing technologies. SNPs are known to play an imperative role in understanding the genetic basis of many genetic diseases. Slc11a2 is one of the major me...