GROSS PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN UTERINE HORNS OF BUFFALOES SLAUGHTERED AT
HYDERABAD
ABATTOIR
W.M. Bhatti, M.S. Phulan, R.Rind and N,M. Soomro
Facuity of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
Sciences,
SindhAgricultureUniversity,
Tandojam,
Pakistan
Abstract
Gross pathological changes in 1,Iterine horns of
buffaloes slaughtered during 1994-95 in
Hyderabad
abattoir were studied. For this purpose, uterine horns of 100 female buffaloes
of various age groups, including 35 heifers, 25 adults and 40 aged buffaloes
were collected and examined for gross pathological lesions, The incidence of
pathological abnormalities in uterine horns was 7.00 percent. Out of 35
buffaloes showed 2 (5.71 %) defective uterine horns and in similar way uterine
horns revealed pathological changes as 12 and 5 percent in adults and aged
buffaloes, respectively. Present study showed higher rate of incidence in adults
as compared to heifers and aged buffaloes.