Aim: The present study was carried out to examine the relationships among frozen-thawed semen fertility, physical parameters, seminal quality, and testosterone concentration in Murrah buffalo bulls. Materials and Methods: A total of 30 breeding Murrah buffalo bulls (either progeny tested or under progeny testing program) were randomly selected from two government bull farms in Punjab. None of t...

Cattle breeds have a striking effect on milk, including milk composition and technological characteristics. This study aims to compare milk composition, acidification activity, viscosity, milk dispersion system stability and casein molecular weight among three buffalo breeds in China. The technological characteristics of milk produced by three cattle breeds of river buffalo (Murrah), crossbreed...

Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) is a microsomal enzyme that catalyzes the final step of triglyceride synthesis. The DGAT1 gene is a strong functional candidate for determining milk fat content in cattle. In this work, we used PCR-SSCP (polymerase chain reaction-single-strand conformation polymorphism) and DNA sequencing to examine polymorphism in the region spanning exon 7 to exon 9 ...

The development of male sexual maturity varies among buffaloes. The Murrah buffalo is considered the most important and efficient milk and fat producer, but aspects of its reproductive biology are still unknown. The present study aimed to evaluate the daily sperm production (DSP) and spermatogenesis in developing Murrah buffalo bulls by evaluation of the seminiferous tubules, testicular morphom...

AIM The aim of the study was to correlate the milk yield of Murrah buffaloes with certain body parts measurements. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 70 lactating Murrah buffaloes were selected from Buffalo Farm, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Science, Hisar and were randomly selected in a range from first to fifth parity. Traits studied were 305 days milk yield (MY), body ...

The somatostatin protein plays a crucial role in the regulation of multiple biological functions, such as growth, fat deposition, and nutrient absorption in vertebrates. Polymorphisms in the somatostatin gene have been associated with growth traits in livestock species, including cattle and goat. In this study, we conducted complete molecular characterization of the somatostatin gene in Bubalus...

The study had two objectives, namely, to estimate the andrological disorders leading to disposal of Karan Fries (KF), Sahiwal cattle and Murrah buffalo bulls and to study the effect of various factors (species/breeds, season of birth and period of birth) on male reproductive parameters. Records on occurrence of subfertility problems and disposal pattern of bulls maintained at the National Dairy...

We carried out this study to assess the quality of semen regarding seasonal and geographical variability Murrah buffalo breeding bull in Nepal. aimed access seme n murrah considering help standardize producing protocol concern. A total eight bulls were used. Semen collection was done at once week two ejaculations considered an interval 30 minutes during Summer (June August), Autumn (September N...

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of bull exposure on ovarian cyclicity in postpartum Murrah buffaloes. Twentyone buffaloes between the fi rst to fi fth lactation, which had calved during September and early February, were assigned at random to receive one of the following two treatments: (1) exposure to a vasectomized bull (bull exposed, BE) and (2) isolated from bull...

The present study aims to determine the effect of non-genetic factors on semen production traits Murrah buffalo bulls maintained in an organized station. data collected from 75 during period 1997 2017 were used analyse effects using least-squares analyses under General Linear Model (GLM). overall means for age at first collection (AFSC), freezing (AFSF), last (ALSC), (ALSF), (SPP), frozen (FSPP...