PREVALENCE OF VARIOUS REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS AND ECONOMIC LOSSES CAUSED BY
GENITAL PROLAPSE IN BUFFALOES
Rasheed A. Rabbani, I.
Ahmad*, L. A. Lodhi, N. Ahmad and G. Muhammad1
Department of Theriogenology;
1Department of Clinical Medicine &
Surgery, University
of Agriculture,
Faisalabad,
Pakistan
*Corresponding author: drijazahmad_uaf@yahoo.com
Abstract
The present study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of various
reproductive disorders and to estimate the economic losses due to genital
prolapse in buffaloes in Sir Shamir area of District Faisalabad, Pakistan. The
survey was conducted in 8 villages during the 12 months period from June 2005 to
May 2006 and the data from 400 farmers (50 farmers from each village) were
collected. The total buffalo population of this area was 7,785, out of which
2,135 (27.42%) animals were included in the study. The overall prevalence of
reproductive disorders in buffaloes was recorded as 46.18%. Among all the
reproductive disorders, repeat breeding showed the highest prevalence (15.69%),
followed by anestrous (9.74%), genital prolapse (7.73%), abortion (5.99%),
retained placenta (2.58%), uterine torsion (2.39%) and dystocia (2.06%). The
total economic losses due to genital prolapse in buffaloes in eight villages
during the period of study were estimated to be Rs. 4,59,500/- Among these, the
highest losses were due to mortality of dam (39.17%), followed by milk losses
(25.14%), service charges (21.33%) and medicine cost (14.36%). Thus, repeat
breeding, anoestrus and genital prolapse seem to be the major reproductive
problems in buffaloes in the study area.