Description
Book SynopsisThis book presents five chapters describing the characteristics and behaviours of Bubalus bubalis, or domestic water buffalo. Chapter One provides an update on recent developments in the approaches for estrus detection in buffalo. Chapter Two explains the pelvimetry of the female buffalo reproductive system and the biometry of the reproductive system of male and female buffaloes. Chapter Three assesses the effect of slow-release subcutaneous exogenous melatonin implant on haematological profiles, endocrinological profiles, biochemical profiles and antioxidant and oxidative stress profiles in anestrus buffalo cows during the summer season to improve reproductive efficiency. Chapter Four consists of a study of Andaman local buffaloes that may serve as the reference values in which alterations due to metabolic, nutrient deficiency, physiological and health status can be compared for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Lastly, Chapter Five focuses mainly on the impact of heat stress on buffalo's behaviour, physiology, metabolism, and acclimatisation.
Table of ContentsPreface; Estrus Behaviour and Approaches for Estrus Detection in the Buffalo: An Update; Biometry of Reproductive System of Andaman Local Buffaloes; Exogenous Melatonin Modulates Blood Endocrinological and Biochemical Profiles in Postpartum Anestrus Andaman Local Buffaloes in Tropical Island Ecosystem; Basis Blood Indices, Serum Biochemical Profiles, Antioxidant and Oxidative Profiles of Endangered Local Buffaloes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands at Different Stages of Reproduction; Buffaloes Physio-Behavioural and Feeding Responses during Heat Stress: Acclimation to Acclimatization Phase; Index.
