S. A. Hussain, S. Uppal, N. Sood, C. Randhawa, S. Mahajan
{"title":"Clinico-Biochemical Parameters, Treatment, and Prognostic Indicators of Peritonitis in Buffaloes","authors":"S. A. Hussain, S. Uppal, N. Sood, C. Randhawa, S. Mahajan","doi":"10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.06","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The present study aimed to describe clinical findings, hemato-biochemical changes, response to medical treatment, and outcomes for buffaloes suffering from peritonitis. Another objective of this study was to determine the prognosis of the disease. \u0000Methods: The study was conducted on 25 buffaloes suffering from peritonitis and presented to the Large Animal Hospital of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The buffaloes were subjected to detailed clinical examination. Hematological, biochemical, and peritoneal fluid analysis was carried out along with treatment. \u0000Results: Peritonitis was more prevalent in pregnant buffaloes, being septic peritonitis in 60% of cases. The important clinical findings were depression, anorexia, reduced water intake, scanty feces, dehydration, and absence of rumen motility. The hematological findings were hemoconcentration, left shift, and toxic changes in neutrophils. Biochemical analysis revealed increased total bilirubin, AST, ALP, GGT, glucose, triglycerides, BUN, creatinine, lactate, fibrinogen, and rumen chloride, whereas albumin, fibrinogen ratio, potassium, chloride, calcium, and phosphorus were decreased. Abnormal peritoneal fluid changes were altered physical parameters and the presence of degenerated neutrophils, bacteria, and gut contents. Nucleated cell count and total peritoneal fluid protein were not reliable indicators of peritonitis. The absence of rumen motility, marked left shift, toxic changes in neutrophils, higher BUN, lower potassium (≤3.6 mmol/L), and unfavorable peritoneal fluid changes were the negative prognostic signs. Treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics and supportive therapy led to a recovery in about 50 percent of cases, with diffuse peritonitis cases being unresponsive. Long time survival rate was good, and there was no recurrence. \u0000Conclusion: The prognosis of peritonitis in buffaloes has to be precisely assessed on the basis of clinical, hemato-biochemical, and peritoneal fluid alterations. Standard classification of transudate and exudate did not apply in the majority of buffaloes with peritonitis.","PeriodicalId":36721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Buffalo Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44335339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Vitro Embryo Production in Water Buffalo","authors":"D. Hufana-Duran, P. Duran","doi":"10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.08","url":null,"abstract":"In vitro embryo production (IVEP) is a promising tool with many applications in producing calves from genetically superior animals desired for propagation and in the conservation and revival of endangered species. The techniques of IVEP were adopted from cattle and refined to suit the water buffalo requirements. From the collection of ovaries from a local abattoir and the collection of oocytes by ovum pick up from live animals, gamete storage, collection techniques, handling of ovaries and oocytes to keep the viability and developmental competence, selection of oocytes to the type of culture media and in vitro culture condition, and treatment of the sperm cells for in vitro fertilization are all-important components of the process that requires careful and precise action to ensure success. Trials on intracytoplasmic injection, the use of sex-sorted sperm cells as a tool for producing sex-predetermined embryos, and the somatic cell nuclear transfer are methods that can be used to produce embryos in vitro. This paper provides the important considerations involved in the production of healthy live calves out of in vitro-produced water buffalo embryos.","PeriodicalId":36721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Buffalo Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49336761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. F. Sayed, E. Abdelnaby, K. El-Shahat, S. Abd-Allah
{"title":"Evaluations of Ovarian and Luteal Blood Flow Waveform Patterns in Buffalos Subjected to OvSynch Protocol in Cold and Hot Seasons","authors":"M. F. Sayed, E. Abdelnaby, K. El-Shahat, S. Abd-Allah","doi":"10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.05","url":null,"abstract":"This current study aimed to determine ovarian and luteal blood flow waveform patterns in buffalos synchronized using OvSynch protocol in cold and hot seasons. Six cyclic buffalo cows aged 6±0.5 years old, having a weight of 400 ± 50 kg, were scanned daily along three successive estrous cycles transrectally by Doppler ultrasonography to evaluate the normal ovarian hemodynamic during the normal spontaneous ovulation and before the start of experiments. Buffaloes were synchronized with gonadotropin[GnRH] –prostaglandin[P] –gonadotropin (GPG) protocol in which animals received 10μg of GnRH on day ??, 0.250μg of PGF2α on day 7, and another dose of 10μg of GnRH was administered 48h after the PGF2α injection. Blood sampling and ovarian ultrasound examinations (color and spectral Doppler modes) were conducted on the day of the estrous and luteal phases. Results revealed that peak systolic velocity waveform (PSV) was significantly (P<0.05) increased in the cold season compared to the hot season. The Luteal blood flow after the end of OvSynch protocol on days (5,7,9, and 11) was significantly increased in the cold season than that in the hot one. The serum levels of estradiol (E2) and nitric oxide (NO) after the second GnRH injection in the OvSynch protocol were significantly (P<0.05) elevated in the cold season as compared to the hot one. \u0000Moreover, the progesterone (P4) levels had risen in OvSynch-treated buffaloes on days 5,7,9, and 11 of the cycle in the cold season compared to the hot one. Conclusion: In the cold season, ovarian hemodynamics was significantly improved compared to the hot one; this may influence the reproductive efficiency of buffaloes. Further studies were needed to prove it.","PeriodicalId":36721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Buffalo Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46394437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aldo Bertoni, Adolfo Álvarez-Macías, Diego Armando Morales, José Luis Dávalos, D. Mota-Rojas
{"title":"Description of Four Dual-Purpose River Buffalo (Bubalis bubalis) Production Systems in Tropical Wetlands of Mexico. Part 2: Sanitary Management, Milking, Zootechnical and Economic Indicators","authors":"Aldo Bertoni, Adolfo Álvarez-Macías, Diego Armando Morales, José Luis Dávalos, D. Mota-Rojas","doi":"10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.04","url":null,"abstract":"The aim is to elucidate other key aspects of these dual-purpose systems in wetland areas, including labor, markets, the conditions of facilities, machinery and equipment indices, and zootechnical indicators. The health management values determined for production units (PU) PU2, 3, and 4 were similar (50%) but higher at PU1 (75%). Three scheduled milkings once a day (1x), but PU3 performed it twice a day (2x). Most workers are permanent, but PU1 and PU2 hire temporary laborers. The average workday was 7.69 ± 2.84 hours/animal unit at a mean wage of $11.43 ± $1.27. Unit prices per kg of meat from fattening animals and liter of milk were $1.83 ± $0.03 and $0.51 ± $0.08, respectively. Production variables showed an average calving interval of 371.25 ± 7.50 days, a mean parturition index of 89% ± 1%, and mean mortality of 1.8% ± 0.5% and 0.6% ± 0.8% for young and adult animals, respectively. Milk production per lactation was 1240 ± 211.66 liters. The mean daily production for sale was 5.17 ± 0.88 liters. Individual calves consumed 2.13 ± 0.63 liters of milk per day on average. Mean productive life was 17 ± 2.45 years. Average scores on the facilities conditions and machinery and equipment indices were 68% ± 14% and 57% ± 26%, respectively.","PeriodicalId":36721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Buffalo Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48352929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Rahman, M. Islam, W. Meenongyai, Md Sayed Hasan, M. M. H. Khandakar, Mohammad Shohel Rana Siddiki, Md. Nurul Islam, M. Harun-ur-Rashid
{"title":"Variations of Raw Milk Components and Amino Acid Profiles in Different Dairy Buffalo Crossbreds","authors":"S. Rahman, M. Islam, W. Meenongyai, Md Sayed Hasan, M. M. H. Khandakar, Mohammad Shohel Rana Siddiki, Md. Nurul Islam, M. Harun-ur-Rashid","doi":"10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.09","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to assess the relationship between milk components and amino acid (AA) profiles among different buffalo crossbreds in Bangladesh. A total of thirty-six (36) lactating buffaloes were selected from Murrah, Nili-Ravi, and Mehsana crossbreds, and they were assigned to 03 groups, each with 12 buffaloes. The total experimental period was 10 weeks, including the initial 10 days of diet adjustment. The results from the experiment revealed that milk protein, fat, and total solids contents of Murrah crossbred was significantly (p<0.05) higher than Mehsana and Nili-Ravi crossbreds. In contrast, the lactose content of all buffalo crossbreds was statistically similar (p>0.05). In the case of milk amino acid contents, all the milk samples entailed a higher concentration of Glutamic acid (0.9-1.00 g/100 g of milk), whereas Cysteine had the lowest concentration (0.02-0.05 g/100 g). The most prevalent essential amino acids were Leucine, Lysine, and Phenylalanine, whereas the most prevalent non-essential amino acids were Glutamic acid, Proline, Asparagine, and Serine. Lysine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Phenylalanine, Cysteine, and Histidine concentrations differed significantly (p<0.05), and at the same time as the other 11 AAs concentrations were found non-significant (p>0.05). The highest Lysine: Methionine ratio observed in Murrah buffalo was about 3.20%, while in Mehsana and Nili-Ravi buffalo was about 2.80 and 2.50%, respectively. Thus, it was evident from the study that the raw milk components and amino acid composition vary considerably in the different lactating buffalo crossbreds. Finally, the compositional data of raw milk may create the way of sustainable use of milk from dairy buffalo crossbreds and improve food and nutrition security, particularly in developing countries.","PeriodicalId":36721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Buffalo Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48192097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz, P. Roldán-Santiago, Daniel Fernando Berdugo-Diaz, René Rodríguez-Florentino, J. Berdugo-Gutiérrez
{"title":"Characteristics of Buffalo Production and Research Systems in Southern Mexico","authors":"Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz, P. Roldán-Santiago, Daniel Fernando Berdugo-Diaz, René Rodríguez-Florentino, J. Berdugo-Gutiérrez","doi":"10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.03","url":null,"abstract":"Background: This research aimed to characterize the production units of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and review the published scientific literature in southeastern Mexico. \u0000Methods: Between May and June 2020, a questionnaire was created in Google forms, distributed through social networks, and emailed to buffalo breeders. In addition, a review of different scientific databases on the experimental studies developed in Mexico on buffalo was performed. \u0000Results: Data was collected from 8,867 animals from 13 producers located in southeastern Mexico; dual-purpose (milk-meat) is the primary zootechnical purpose (69.24%), and the rest is meat production. The buffalo herd is mainly composed of females (72.09%). Females are used primarily to repopulate the herd and males for meat production. Mortality in adults remained between 2 to 5%. 30.76% of the producers produce milk (495 females) with 5.1 L/d on average. 100% of the producers stated that they transform the milk into dairy products, mainly cheeses and other products. In the case of meat production, 31.97% of the males are fattened based on pastures with a weight range between 400-600 kg at the age of 22 months (range 18-30 months). Between 2012-and 2021, 19 studies related mainly to herd health (63.15%) were registered. \u0000Conclusion: It is concluded that this Mexican species has great productive potential with different areas for improvement. Due to sanitary management and rusticity, mortality is low. It is necessary to develop other lines of research associated with the reproduction, production of milk/meat, health, quality of products, safety, and sustainability of buffalo activity in Mexico.","PeriodicalId":36721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Buffalo Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41397856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aldo Bertoni, Adolfo Álvarez-Macías, Diego Armando Morales, José Luis Dávalos, D. Mota-Rojas
{"title":"Description of Four Dual-Purpose River Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Farms in Tropical Wetlands in Mexico. Part 1: Social Aspects, Herd Distribution, Feeding, Reproductive, and Genetic Management","authors":"Aldo Bertoni, Adolfo Álvarez-Macías, Diego Armando Morales, José Luis Dávalos, D. Mota-Rojas","doi":"10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.02","url":null,"abstract":"This article characterizes four dual-purpose river buffalo farms (DPBPS) in south-southeastern Mexico. The objectives were to obtain a broader profile of this system and capture values related to buffalo breeding in that area. The study identified a group of producers with high levels of education (17 ± 1.15 years) and years of experience in agricultural systems (28.75 ± 10.81), especially with buffaloes (9 ± 1.83 years). Land tenure is private, and the average surface area of ranches is 428.75 ± 245.57 hectares, located mainly (92%) in flatlands and floodplains with an average number of animals per hectare 2.03 ± 0.69 AU/h. The area has various vegetable strata (grasses, bushes, trees). Feeding is based on the consumption of vegetable species like Camalote grass (Paspalum fasciculatum), West Indian Azuche grass (Hymenachne amplexicaulis), and Aleman grass (Echinochloa polystachya), complemented with minerals. Production units (PU) 2 and 3 add a low proportion of balanced feed. The average number of animals per PU is 611 ± 50. Dams and calves represent the largest proportions in the herds. The main breed raised in these buffalo production systems is Buffalypso (58% ± 21%), followed by Italian Mediterranean (24% ± 5%) and Murrah (10% ± 14%). The data collected show that the reproduction methods most often utilized, in order of frequency, are fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI), direct mounting (DM), and estrus-detected artificial insemination (EDAI). Proportions are 61% ± 18%, 24% ± 25% and 14% ± 17%, respectively. The DPBPS studied are distinguished by the presence of owners and managers with high levels of education, extensive experience in agricultural systems, and the capacity and willingness to implement new technologies that permit continuous improvement. However, their experience in buffalo production is still limited, so there is ample room for improvement.","PeriodicalId":36721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Buffalo Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43716900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Sary, H. Abdelrahman, R. Mohamed, A. Hussien, H. Hussein, K. Khalil
{"title":"Relationships between the Parity and Pelvimetry of Egyptian Buffalo Cows: Prediction of Dystocia and Estimation of Age","authors":"R. Sary, H. Abdelrahman, R. Mohamed, A. Hussien, H. Hussein, K. Khalil","doi":"10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-520x.2022.11.01","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The current study aimed to determine the most strongly correlated variable of pelvimetry with the parity in our native breed Egyptian buffaloes. \u0000Methods: The study was conducted on 36 female buffaloes (nullipara, n=14, primipara n=6 and pluripara, n=16 with 2-4 births) aged between <15 months, n=15 and 65 months, n=21. The internal and external pelvic measurements were obtained using the rice pelvimeter and Freeman’s measuring tape. \u0000Results: Strong positive linear relationships were found for the distance between ischiatic tuberosities and the distance between sacral tubercles with the correlation coefficients of 0.64 and 0.62, respectively. The conjugate diameter increased progressively with the age and number of births, with a correlation coefficient of 0.96. The pelvic area had a very strong positive linear relationship with a correlation coefficient of 0.89. The linear combination of the predictor variable (conjugate diameter), to predict the number of birth was developed successfully. \u0000Conclusion: The strong relationship between the conjugate diameter and the number of births could be employed to predict the dystocia and estimate the age of female buffalo. Furthermore, these findings could be aid paleontologists in studying buffalo fossils.","PeriodicalId":36721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Buffalo Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46920549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Di Cairano, C. Pacelli, A. Bragaglio, F. Napolitano, A. Braghieri
{"title":"Sensory Properties and Consumer Liking of Buffalo Stracchino Cheese","authors":"M. Di Cairano, C. Pacelli, A. Bragaglio, F. Napolitano, A. Braghieri","doi":"10.6000/1927-520x.2021.10.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-520x.2021.10.12","url":null,"abstract":"The present study aims to characterize buffalo Stracchino cheese (BS) from a sensory point of view and verify how much consumers like it compared with the standard Stracchino cheese obtained from cow milk (CS). Nine panelists specifically trained to evaluate Stracchino cheese were used to conduct a quantitative descriptive sensory analysis, whereas 80 untrained consumers balanced for gender participated in the hedonic consumer test. Stracchino appearance was affected by milk type with higher intensities perceived for BS in terms of whiteness (P<0.0001) and shininess (P<0.001). As to taste and texture, BS showed higher sourness and oiliness intensities than CS, respectively (P<0.0001). Milk type did not affect the overall liking or the liking in terms of taste/flavor, texture, and appearance, but consumers rated both products at scores well above the neutral point. In addition, the liking expressed in blind conditions (i.e., without information on the milk type) was significantly lower as compared with the liking elicited by the expectations (i.e., based only on the information on the milk type) (P<0.05 and P<0.10, for CS and BS, respectively). We conclude that the good eating quality of buffalo Stracchino cheese as assessed by the consumer panel and the lack of differences between CS and BS in terms of a consumer may anticipate a possible good positioning of this novel product in the market of fresh cheese.","PeriodicalId":36721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Buffalo Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48163897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Light and Electron-Microscopic Studies on the Paraepiglottic Tonsil of the Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)","authors":"I. Girgiri, Pawan Kumar","doi":"10.6000/1927-520x.2021.10.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-520x.2021.10.13","url":null,"abstract":"The paraepiglottic tonsil present on either side of the base of the epiglottis constitutes a small portion of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue. The present study was conducted on the paraepiglottic tonsils of 12 adult buffaloes of the local mixed breed to explore its basic histomorphological, histochemical, and ultrastructural characteristics and to compare with other tonsils of the oral region to ascribe immunological function. The tonsil mucosa was lined by partly stratified squamous keratinised epithelium towards the outer surface and a stratified squamous non-keratinised epithelium towards the shallow crypts. The non-keratinised epithelium modified into reticular type due to infiltration of underlying lymphoid tissue was characterised by the predominance of the lymphoid cells, interrupting basement membrane and indistinct strata. The reticular epithelium at places presented a spongy appearance. The loose irregular connective tissue of propria-submucosa was mainly comprised of glandular and lymphoid tissue. The lymphoid tissue was mainly in the form of isolated lymphocytes, diffuse aggregations, and lymphoid follicles. The inter-follicular areas showed the presence of high endothelial venules. The sero-mucous type of glandular acini presented a strong reaction for glycogen, acidic mucosubstances, weakly sulfated mucosubstances, mucin, and the presence of more than 4% cysteine in their secretions. The tonsils under scanning electron microscopy presented an undulating appearance due to the presence of crest and folds. Higher magnification revealed squamous cells having various patterns and arrangements of microplicae. Small pits visualised on the mucosal surface represented openings of the glandular ducts. The cells towards the lumen of some glandular ducts appeared whorl-like where typical microplicae were absent. The transmission electron microscopy of different strata of different types of epithelia showed varying cell organelles, especially the mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and few filaments. The structural features of the tonsil were similar to those of other oral tonsils and suggested their immunological role, which might be of importance to local immunity.","PeriodicalId":36721,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Buffalo Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45413124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}