Prevalence and economic losses of reproductive disorders and mastitis in buffaloes at Karachi, Pakistan

Fareed, Syed Khurram; Memon, Khalid Hussain; Kachiwal, Allah Bux; Azhar, Shajeela; Brula, Muhammad Iqbal; Mehmood-ul-Hasan,; Ali, Muhammad Asad; Khan, Taseer Ahmed

doi:10.18805/ijar.8602

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“…Consequently, farmers' economic gains were declined due to milk fever (Fikadu et al, 2016). Likewise, vaginal prolapse is a life-threatening disease as discussed by Fareed et al (2017). Their results indicate that out of a total of 46 reported cases 10 animal expired while on the other hand not a single animal pass away due to abortion (number of cases 380), repeat breeding (number of cases 296), dystocia (number of cases 130), vaginitis (number of cases 18) and mastitis (number of cases 102).…”

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Institutional role in coping livestock diseases on farm level in rural areas of Punjab, Pakistan

Rana¹

2021

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Livestock sector seeks a multifold increase in production to sustain its role in achieving food sufficiency in the world. However, anxiety is observed in terms of its falling production particularly in developing countries like Pakistan. The livestock sector is vulnerable to numerous diseases followed by poorly adopted coping strategies. This study was conducted in the Punjab Pakistan, a prominent province in terms of livestock production. A list of 3808 livestock farmers was developed through a benchmark survey conducted in two purposively selected (Raheem-Yar-Khan and Muzaffargarh) districts. A sample of 400 livestock farmers was determined from the 40 selected villages through a multistage sampling technique. Collected data were analyzed through SPSS and tables were drawn to interpret the results. Results indicate that awareness of farmers about different diseases was considerably good but the extent of damage theses disease gives to the livestock business was not understood by the farmers. Apart from foot-and-mouth disease and hemorrhagic septicemia farmers rated either low threatening or very low threatening. Farmers had poor knowledge about internal and external parasites and their damage was also not recognized by them. Only tick was reported as a farm damaging parasite. Though farmers were adopting coping strategies at the farms, but clean cattle shelter, vaccination and disease prevention were the leading practices. While against the services provided by the Punjab livestock department, only vaccination against the different disease was prominent. The education and experience of the farmers had a significant association with most of the coping strategies.

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Institutional role in coping livestock diseases on farm level in rural areas of Punjab, Pakistan

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2021

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“…Reports on dairy buffaloes from Pakistan’s livestock industry suggest that mastitis is the pathology that generates the greatest economic losses due to a prevalence of 11% in one study of 928 dams [ 54 ]. The principal microorganisms that cause intramammary mastitis infections, with repercussions that include discarding milk with high SCCs, are Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae [ 30 , 55 ].…”

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Neurophysiology of Milk Ejection and Prestimulation in Dairy Buffaloes

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Bragaglio

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The present review aims to integrate the anatomical characteristics of the mammary gland and the neurophysiology of milk ejection to understand the milking capacity of the water buffalo. Since one of the main uses of this species is milk production, this article will analyze the controversies on the use of oxytocin as a stimulant during milking as well as the existing alternatives that farmers apply to promote correct stimulation during milk letdown. According to the available literature, the efficiency of the milking process, the quality of the milk, and the health of the animals are elements that require the consideration of species-specific characteristics to enhance the performance of buffaloes. The incorporation of technological innovations and competitive strategies could contribute to a better understanding of water buffalo in the milk industry.

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“…magnesium, potassium, phosphorus and also very rich with calcium and protein etc. The consumption of milk is increasing day by day, which leads to high demand of milk in the world but the milk production of buffaloes in Pakistan is significantly much alarming as compared to animal strength and various disease conditions [1].…”

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The Impact of Bypass Fat on Milk Contents And Yield in Indigenous Buffalo (Bubalus Bubalis) of Sindh, Pakistan

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Azhar²,

Ali³

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Introduction: Buffalo and cow milk have a great affinity for strong bones, healthy teeth and in various heart diseases. The study was carried out on Kundi buffalo to assess the outcomes of bypass fat on dry matter, milk output, milk contents, body mass gain, nutrient digestibility, and production costs. Methodology: 12 buffaloes of early third and fourth lactation were selected, divided into two groups (six each) for ninety days experiment. In the test animals, additional 300 mg bypass fat was given with balance ration containing 16% of crude proteins, while in control group only balance routine ration was provided. The data was statistically evaluated using a one-way analysis of variance in a completely randomized design (CRD), and differences were assessed using a t-test. Results: The results indicated that mean values in group-A regarding the dry matter intake (DMI) was significantly elevated (P<0.05) (14.29±1.42 kg) as compared to control group (13.65 ± 2.174 kg). At the end of experiment the mean of daily milk production (7.73±1.115 liters/day) was also reported higher (P<0.05) in group-A. The milk yield of Group-A was raised up to 15.39% than the control group. Though, the buffaloes under bypass fat treatment were not found significantly higher in weight gain, but the milk contents in context of solids not fat, fat and total solids presented as P<0.05 between the treatments. Conclusion: Therefore, it is concluded from the conducted study that, bypass fat can be employed to produce milk both quantitatively and qualitatively at a reasonable cost.

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Prevalence and economic losses of reproductive disorders and mastitis in buffaloes at Karachi, Pakistan

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Institutional role in coping livestock diseases on farm level in rural areas of Punjab, Pakistan

Institutional role in coping livestock diseases on farm level in rural areas of Punjab, Pakistan

Neurophysiology of Milk Ejection and Prestimulation in Dairy Buffaloes

The Impact of Bypass Fat on Milk Contents And Yield in Indigenous Buffalo (Bubalus Bubalis) of Sindh, Pakistan

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