epidemiological studies were undertaken at slaughter-houses, livestock farms, veterinary hospitals andon household buffaloes under climatic conditions of four different districts of punjab province. infection ratewas 22.29, 28.33, 17.08 and 12.75%, respectively in slaughter-house buffaloes, livestock farm buffaloes,veterinary hospital buffaloes and household buffaloes. overall the season wise t...

Algebraic Number Theory: • What is it? The goals of the subject include: (i) to use algebraic concepts to deduce information about integers and other rational numbers and (ii) to investigate generalizations of the integers and rational numbers and develop theorems of a more general nature. Although (ii) is certainly of interest, our main point of view for this course will be (i). The focus of t...

BACKGROUND African buffaloes are the maintenance host for Mycobacterium bovis in the endemically infected Kruger National Park (KNP). The infection is primarily spread between buffaloes via the respiratory route, but it is not known whether shedding of M. bovis in nasal and oral excretions may lead to contamination of ground and surface water and facilitate the transmission to other animal spec...

The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is an important natural host for Neospora caninum. Serologic responses to N. caninum were studied in experimentally and naturally infected water buffaloes in Brazil. Antibodies were assayed by the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) using a cut off value of 1:25. Six buffaloes were each inoculated subcutaneously with 5 x 10(6) live culture-derived tachy...

1 Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, 79 Daehangno, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-764, Republic of Korea 2 School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Hyoja-dong, Pohang, Kyungbuk, 790-784, Republic of Korea 3 Division of Molecular Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Hyoja-dong, Pohang, Kyungbuk, 790...

AIM The study investigated the effect of Terminalia arjuna bark powder on some diagnostic enzymes related to hepatic and muscle function in buffaloes ingesting arsenic contaminated water and fodder in an arsenic affected area. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 25 samples of tube well water, fodder and buffalo blood were collected through a survey from arsenic contaminated areas and 20 samples ...

The study was conducted to correlate the periparturient immune status in terms of neutrophil functions and cytokine expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cell culture with impending postpartum reproductive disorders in buffaloes. Forty pregnant buffaloes were observed for occurrence of postpartum reproductive disorders (PRD), i.e., metritis, endometritis and delayed uterine involution etc....

The effect of combined feed supplements (prilled fat, sweetener and toxin binder) was studied on 24 apparently healthy early lactating rural and urban maintained Murrah buffaloes. The feeding of combined feed supplement was carried out for a period of 90 days. DMI, BCS, body weight were recorded at fortnightly intervals and milk composition was analyzed at weekly intervals. Blood samples were a...

Hong Chul Choi,1,2 K. Haule,3 G. Kotliar,3 B. I. Min,1,* and J. H. Shim1,2,4,† 1Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea 2Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea 3Department of Physics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA 4Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, Pohang Univer...

Some tick species have been described parasitizing buffaloes, but reports from Brazil are rare. This study aimed to ascertain the species of ticks that parasitize buffaloes in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Seventeen farm properties were visited between June 2008 and December 2009, and buffaloes were inspected in relation to infestation. The ticks were identified and a semi-structured questionnai...