Buffalo BulletinPub Date : 2022-12-29DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143484
C. S. Jaibhaye, A. Bhikane, Prashant Suryakant Masare, A. Bhonsle
{"title":"Epidemiological, clinico-diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of bovine respiratory disease in Indian buffaloes","authors":"C. S. Jaibhaye, A. Bhikane, Prashant Suryakant Masare, A. Bhonsle","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143484","url":null,"abstract":"Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is major health problem occurring worldwide in bovines, responsible for high morbidity and mortality in calves and heavy economic losses in terms of production losses in milch animals and cost of veterinary treatment. Hence the present study was planned to investigate epidemiological, clinico-diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of BRD in Indian buffaloes. A total of 805 buffaloes reported to TVCC, COVAS, Udgir during the study period were screened for Bovine respiratory disease. On the basis of history of varying degree of nasal discharge, coughing, dyspnoea and abnormal lung sounds, 37 buffaloes were found positive for BRD, indicating 4.60% overall prevalence. The haemoanalysis showed significant (P<0.01) leukocytosis associated with neutrophilia. The radiographic examination of thorax revealed variable degree of congestion and diffuse consolidation of lungs. The bacteria isolated from nasal swabs were Staphylococcus sp., Streptococcus sp., E. coli, Corynebacterium sp., Klebsiella sp., Manheimia haemolytica, Brevundimonas sp. and Pseudomonas sp. Antibiogram of pure culture organisms isolated from BRD affected buffaloes revealed highest sensitivity for gentamicin (83.33%), followed by enrofloxacin (58.33%), ceftiofur sodium (50.00%), moxifloxacin (33.33%). Thirty-one BRD affected buffaloes were randomly distributed in four groups and treated with gentamicin 4 mg/ kg, enrofloxacin 5 mg/kg, moxifloxacin 5 mg/kg and ceftiofur 1.6 mg/kg respectively. All treated buffaloes from different groups clinically cured within 5 to 15 days. Based on results of current therapeutic trial, gentamicin proved most effective and economic in treatment of BRD in buffaloes.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46601051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Buffalo BulletinPub Date : 2022-12-29DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2022.4144603
J. Shakkarpude, A. Mishra, D. D. Caesar, Sanju Mandal, A. K. Jain, Archana Jain, D. Yadav, Bhawna Ahirwar
{"title":"Effect of dietary betaine on endocrine profile in postpartum lactating Murrah buffaloes during hot-humid season","authors":"J. Shakkarpude, A. Mishra, D. D. Caesar, Sanju Mandal, A. K. Jain, Archana Jain, D. Yadav, Bhawna Ahirwar","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2022.4144603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2022.4144603","url":null,"abstract":"Extreme heat along with metabolic stress associated with the postpartum period negatively affects the endocrine status of animals. Betaine is a feed additive that promotes animal growth. Since betaine contains three methyl groups, it acts as a methyl donor in animal metabolism. Eighteen postpartum Murrah buffaloes were randomly divided into T1 Group (Control), T2 and T3 Group was supplemented with betaine 50 g/animal/day and 100 g/animal/day respectively from 5th day postpartum and was continued up to 4 months postpartum. On day 50 postpartum the mean value of plasma cortisol of T1 Group was maximum followed by T2 Group and T3 Group had minimum plasma cortisol mean value which differed (P<0.05) significantly between groups. The mean concentration of plasma T3 total, T4 total, progesterone and estrogen showed (P>0.05) non-significant difference between all the groups. However, betaine fed T2 and T3 Group had higher plasma T3, T4, progesterone and estrogen as compared to control, it might be due to the effect of betaine, which reduces metabolic stress and activate hypothalmo-pituitary and gonadal axis after parturition and lactation period during heat stress.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45328651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Buffalo BulletinPub Date : 2022-12-29DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143568
Mahantswamy Kumarswamy Mallikerimath, S. Ghuman, Bilawal Singh
{"title":"A hormone-based therapeutic strategy to reduce non-productive period in anestrus buffaloes during breeding and non-breeding season under field conditions","authors":"Mahantswamy Kumarswamy Mallikerimath, S. Ghuman, Bilawal Singh","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143568","url":null,"abstract":"Sixty anestrus Murrah buffaloes were evaluated for the success rate of progesterone (P4) + estrogen (E2) + equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) protocol (Breeding season, BS=15; Non-breeding season, NBS=15) and estradoublesynch protocol (BS=15; NBS=15). The buffaloes subjected to P4+E2+eCG had higher (p>0.05) estrus induction response compared to estradoublesynch during BS (86.0 vs 80.0%, respectively) and NBS (73.3 vs 66.6%, respectively). Estrus period score at induced estrus in buffaloes subjected to either of protocols in BS or NBS was not different (p>0.05), however, pregnancy rate was lower (p<0.05) in buffaloes exhibiting <50 estrus period score in comparison to those exhibiting >50 score. Further, pregnancy rate (induced + spontaneous estrus) was better (p>0.05) using P4+E2+eCG compared to estradoublesynch protocol (73.3 vs 63.3%). In addition, the interval between start of a protocol and conception in P4+E2+eCG was less compared to estradoublesynch (p>0.05; 13.9±1.3 vs 17.5±3.1 days). In summary, P4+E2+eCG protocol is a better hormone-based strategy compared to estradoublesynch for anestrus buffaloes during breeding and non-breeding season under field conditions.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46147059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Buffalo BulletinPub Date : 2022-12-29DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143653
R. Raval, K. Parmar, K. Vala
{"title":"Clinical management of hydramnios coupled with bull dog calf in a Jaffarabadi buffalo","authors":"R. Raval, K. Parmar, K. Vala","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143653","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143653","url":null,"abstract":"A successful management of dystocia due to Hydramnios coupled with Bull dog calf in a Jaffarabadi buffalo was reported.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44081806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Buffalo BulletinPub Date : 2022-12-26DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143426
G. Ponnudurai, N. Rani, B. Rubinibala, Alagarsamy Alagesan, R. Saravanan
{"title":"Detection of Theileria and Anaplasma spp. in carrier buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) by polymerase chain reaction in Tamil Nadu, India","authors":"G. Ponnudurai, N. Rani, B. Rubinibala, Alagarsamy Alagesan, R. Saravanan","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143426","url":null,"abstract":"A total of 150 heparinised blood samples and equal number of blood smears were collected from buffaloes in three agro-climatic zones of Tamil Nadu viz., Cauvery delta, North - western and Southern zones to detect Theileria and Anaplasma by blood smear examination and Polymerase Chain Reaction. The blood smear examination revealed that none of animals were found to harbour any haemoprotozoan parasites. Whereas PCR detected Theileria and Anaplasma in 26.9% and 48.0%, and 10% and 15% of the animals, respectively in north- western zone and Cauvery delta, however no animal from south zone was detected positive for any protozoan. Besides, mixed infection of Theileria and Anaplasma was recorded in 8 (5.3%) animals. The analysis of data collected to determine the risk factors associated with occurrence of haemoprotozoan parasites revealed that the pure breed Murrah showed higher percentage of Theileria and Anaplasma positivity (30.7% and 46.1%) than non - descriptive breed (8.7% and 16.0%). The percentage of positivity of haemoprotozoan parasites was found to be higher among animals of 1 year, followed by 2 years and > 4 years of age.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42871798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Buffalo BulletinPub Date : 2022-12-26DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143157
Rana Partap Singh Brar, S. Kaur, N. Kashyap, C. S. Mukhopadhyay, P. Malhotra
{"title":"Study on effect of various non-genetic factors on performance traits of Murrah buffaloes","authors":"Rana Partap Singh Brar, S. Kaur, N. Kashyap, C. S. Mukhopadhyay, P. Malhotra","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143157","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the data was collected on production traits of Murrah buffaloes w.r.t. 1 to 4 parities for the period of 25 years maintained at Directorate Livestock Farm, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana. The effect of non-genetic factors viz; period of calving, season of calving, age at first calving and parity on daily milk yield were found to be significant and subsequently data were corrected to study the comparison of various lactation curve models to define the shape of lactation curve and to develop a suitable lactation curve model for Murrah buffaloes. The data used in the study pertained to 517293 daily milk yield records pertaining to 1524 lactations of 644 Murrah buffaloes sired by 213 bulls. The analysis was done using SAS 9.3 Least squares analysis. The period of calving showed significant (P<0.01) effect on 305 MY, complete lactation milk yield (CLMY), peak yield, lactation length and service period. The season of calving showed significant (P<0.01) effect on peak yield, lactation length and service period. The age at first calving showed significant (P<0.05) effect on peak yield. The parity showed significant (P<0.01) effect on 305 MY, complete lactation milk yield (CLMY), peak yield, lactation length and service period.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45890510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Buffalo BulletinPub Date : 2022-12-26DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143543
V. Mudgal, P. Jaiswal, G. Abraham, Gulshan Kumar Kaushik, S. S. Dahiya
{"title":"Aquatic fern Azolla affecting milk production in buffaloes","authors":"V. Mudgal, P. Jaiswal, G. Abraham, Gulshan Kumar Kaushik, S. S. Dahiya","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143543","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2022.4143543","url":null,"abstract":"A feeding trial was conducted to assess the effect of incorporating dried green aquatic fern Azolla (Azolla microphylla) in the diet of lactating Murrah buffaloes. Ten multiparous Murrah buffaloes with an average body weight of 499.34±20.71 kg, parity of 2.4±0.31, average milk yield of 11.29±0.51 kg and average days in milk 30.40±3.86 were distributed randomly into two equal groups. One of the groups served as control and fed concentrate mixture prepared by Wheat bran, Maize grain, Mustard cake, Cotton seed cake, Groundnut cake, mineral mixture, and salt, while in treatment group 10% of the dried Azolla was incorporated in the concentrate mixture to make both the concentrate mixtures iso-nitrogenous and iso-caloric. Milk quantity was recorded and milk components including protein, fat, lactose, solids not fat and total solids were assessed at the day before starting experimental feeding and followed by a weekly interval for four week.After 28 days of experimental feeding no significant (P>0.05) effect was apparent on total milk production, but fall in production of fat corrected milk was 23.54% in the control group as compared to only 8.24% in the Treatment group, which indicated the superiority of Azolla based concentrate mixture over control concentrate mixture. No significant (P>0.05) variation was also observed in the quality of milk produced including milk protein, fat, lactose, solids not fat and total solids between the milk of buffaloes fed with two different concentrate mixtures. Results indicated that feeding of concentrate mixture consisting of 10% dried Azolla helped to maintain the production of fat corrected milk in early lactating Murrah buffaloes without affecting the intake of nutrients.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48818225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Buffalo BulletinPub Date : 2022-10-04DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2022.4133113
Widya Pintaka Bayu Putra, Novi Cahya Lestari
{"title":"The Population structure analysis in Sumbawa buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) of Indonesia","authors":"Widya Pintaka Bayu Putra, Novi Cahya Lestari","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2022.4133113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2022.4133113","url":null,"abstract":"Buffalo is the important livestock in Indonesia as meat-milk productions and drought animals. This research was carried out to estimate the output of Sumbawa buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in West Nusa Tenggara (WNT) province of Indonesia. The records data of animals population was collected from Department of Livestock and Animal Health (DLAH) of WNT Province year 2019. This study showed that calf crop, calving rate and natural increase (NI) of animals were 58.15%, 22.76% and 20.18% respectively. Hence, the NI value in Sumbawa buffaloes included of moderate category (15%<NI<30%). In addition, the total animals output at year 2018 was 24.70% (29,671 heads). The net replacement rate (NRR) in total animals was 414.42% and indicated that this population had surplus number of young animal for requirements animal replacement. Unfortunately, the average of growth rate in Sumbawa buffalo was -2.30% per year. Buffalo population in WNT province capable to produce 5,045 heads (male) and 10,703 heads (female) for seedstok. The findings in this study can be used by government and stakeholders as the basic information for monitoring Sumbawa buffaloes in the future.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43152615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Buffalo BulletinPub Date : 2022-09-29DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2022.4133171
Yendraliza -, Jully Handoko, Muhammad Rodiallah, C. Arman
{"title":"The fertility of buffalo sperm (Bubalus bubalis) on three diluent types and three equilibration times","authors":"Yendraliza -, Jully Handoko, Muhammad Rodiallah, C. Arman","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2022.4133171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2022.4133171","url":null,"abstract":"This study objective was to determine the fertility of buffalo sperm in response to different types of diluent and equilibration times. The first research stage was arranged in completely randomized design with two factors, i.e., diluent types (tris egg yolk, andromed, and triladyl) and equilibration times (3 h, 4 h and 5 h). The second research stage was the fertility test of frozen semen that artificialy inseminated on 90 4-years-old buffalo-cows. The observed variables were the percentage of motility, abnormality, membrane plasma integrity, acrosome intact, recovery rate and pregnancy rate. The result showed that there was no interaction between diluent types and equilibration times on all observed variables. The best buffalo sperm fertility was produced from andromed and tris egg yolk compared to triladlil diluent. The best equilibration time for buffalo semen was 5 h rather than 4 h and 3 h.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41891263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Buffalo BulletinPub Date : 2022-09-29DOI: 10.56825/bufbu.2022.4133555
Madhuri Kamble, S. Kuralkar, Syed Sajid Ali, Pravin Suryakant Bankar, Prajakta Kuralkar, S. Deshmukh
{"title":"Melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene polymorphism and its association with coat colour patterns in Nagpuri and Purnathadi buffaloes","authors":"Madhuri Kamble, S. Kuralkar, Syed Sajid Ali, Pravin Suryakant Bankar, Prajakta Kuralkar, S. Deshmukh","doi":"10.56825/bufbu.2022.4133555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56825/bufbu.2022.4133555","url":null,"abstract":"Melanin is the pigment of skin (coat) and hairs in all mammals. The 954 bp long MC1R gene codes for the production of MC1R or the α-MSH receptors which are present on the melanosomes. These receptors regulate the synthesis of melanin pigments viz., eumelanin or phaeomelanin leading to black and reddish to yellowish pigmentations respectively. PCR-RFLP analysis of 138 bp region of MC1R gene was conducted in two buffalo populations having distinct coat colours; Nagpuri (black) and Purnathadi (whitish). Three genotypes, EDED, EDE* and E*E* were observed at frequencies of 0.86, 0.03 and 0.11 for Nagpuri and 0.74, 0.08 and 0.18 in Purnathadi buffaloes; similarly the observed gene frequencies for ED and E* alleles were 0.87, 0.13 and 0.78, 0.22 in Nagpuri and Purnathadi buffaloes, respectively. DNA-sequencing revealed a transition mutation (A→G) at 118 bp locus confirming polymorphism, however presence in both the population failed to point towards any specific role in body coat colour of buffaloes.","PeriodicalId":9393,"journal":{"name":"Buffalo Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48609200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}