The study was carried out to explore the effects of replacing wheat straw with fungal treated wheat straw as an ingredient of total mixed ration (TMR) on the growth performance and nutrient digestibility in Nili Ravi buffalo male calves. Fungal treated wheat straw was prepared using Arachniotus sp. Four TMRs were formulated where wheat straw was replaced with 0 (TMR1), 33 (TMR2), 67 (TMR3), and...

Failure to grow (ill-thrift) in calves has a negative effect on animal production and health. The present study was carried out from November, 2009 to May, 2013 to investigate the risk factors of ill-thrift in buffalo calves. A total of 344 calves at 78 smallholder farms were selected randomly. A questionnaire was designed to include managemental, nutritional and disease risk factors. Serum sel...

Abstract As part of the agricultural sector, people in Sijunjung district also make livestock subsector family’s economic source, where type that has been cultivated for a long time is buffalo. one areas which potential to develop buffalo farms because it highest population. This study aims determine model raising, and income farmers District analyze factors affect farming District. research me...

Data from Feed Lot Fattening farms: operating under Livestock and Dairy Development Board; having at least one buffalo calf were collected for analyzing comparative performance of buffalo-calves for beef production. A total of 1408 animals present in 56 farms scattered over eight districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were studied. In order to control for the variables that could potentially affect th...

Received: Revised: Accepted: January 22, 2014 April 19, 2014 May 31, 2014 The present study describes the gross, histopathology and ultrastructural changes in the respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinary tracts of buffalo calves experimentally inoculated with wild-type Pasteurella multocida B:2. Six 8-month old buffalo calves were divided into two groups. Calves of Group 1 were inoculated subc...

A metabolic trial was conducted at Buffalo Research Institute, Pattoki, in which 25 male buffalo calves were fed the diets having total mixed ration (100%TMR) (Tc), 70%TMR with 30% silage1 (T1), 70% TMR plus 30% silage2 (T2), 70%TMR with 30% silage3 (T3), and70% TMR plus 30% silage4 (T4). The data thus obtained was statistically analyzed using one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) technique. Amo...

AIM The present work was designed to study the incidence of obstructive urolithiasis and to apply comparative diagnosis to urine retention cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 78 non-castrated buffalo calves aging 3-11 months were included in this study, 68 calves were admitted to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Zagazig University, Egypt, during the study period with a history of anuria,...

Indian sub-continent is the home tract of world buffaloes. Buffalo is the only potential animal that can boost meat industry in India. Buffalo meat is the healthiest meat among red meats known for human consumption since it is low in calories and cholesterol. Buffalo meat is well comparable to beef in many of the physicochemical, nutritional, functional properties and palatability attributes. M...

Population characteristics, breeding structure, and sources of mortality of wild water buffalo Bubalus bubalis were studied in Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, a small reserve located in the southeastern lowlands of Nepal, during 1987 and 1988. Comparisons with an earlier census indicated that the population was growing over a 12-year time interval. However, observations on the physical nature of t...

Aim: The study was undertaken to compare the clinical efficacy of lumbosacral spinal analgesia produced using bupivacaine, xylazine and buprenorphine with ketamine combination in buffalo calves Materials and Methods: 36 male buffalo calves of seven to eight months of age and weighing 60 to 75 kg were used to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lumbosacral spinal analgesia produced by bupivacain...