BACKGROUND Water buffalo is an economically important livestock species and about half of its total world population exists in India. Development of stem cell technology in buffalo can find application in targeted genetic modification of this species. Testis has emerged as a source of pluripotent stem cells in mice and human; however, not much information is available in buffalo. OBJECTIVES A...

AIM The present study was conducted to develop a functional meat product by fortifying calcium (in the form of calcium lactate) with restructured buffalo meat loaf (RBML). MATERIALS AND METHODS Deboned buffalo meat obtained from the carcass of adult female buffalo within 5-6 h of slaughter and stored under frozen condition. Calcium fortified RBML were prepared by replacing the lean buffalo me...

From 1975 to 2000, the water buffalo population in the Brazilian Amazon increased at nearly 13% per year, making it one of the fastest growing herds in the world. On the floodplains of the Amazon River buffalo are managed in a similar manner to cattle, but often earn superior production figures. This production advantage, however, is tempered by the role buffalo play in conflicts between landow...

BACKGROUND Salmonellosis in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves is a widespread disease characterized by severe gastrointestinal lesions, profuse diarrhea and severe dehydration, occasionally exhibiting a systemic course. Several Salmonella serovars seem to be able to infect water buffalo, but Salmonella isolates collected from this animal species have been poorly characterized. In the prese...

BACKGROUND The product quality of curry is determined by the food animal source, raw materials and the method of processing. Moreover the scientific information on processing and quality of traditional buffalo meat curry from different groups of buffaloes is not available. This study was undertaken to develop processed curry from different buffalo groups and to compare its quality during storag...

GOMES, R.A.; MACHADO, R.Z.; STARKE-BUZETTI, W.A.; BONESSO M.A. [Immunehumoral response of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) against Anaplasma marginale (Theiler, 1910).] Resposta imune-humoral de búfalos (Bubalus bubalis) contra Anaplasma marginale (Theiler, 1910). Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária Veterinária, v.17, n. 2, p. 73-80, 2008. Departamento de Patologia Veterinária, Facul...