Vol. 11, Special Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
VK Meena, SK Sharma, Suman Meena, LK Chandolia, Monika Jhoshi, Mitesh Gaur, RK Khinchi and HK Jediya

Abstract:
The transition period from 3 weeks prepartum to 3 weeks postpartum, is the most stressful phase for buffaloes. A total of 65 transition buffaloes were included in present study. Out of which 53.85 per cent (35/65) transition buffaloes were found affected with periparturient disorders. Out of these 35 affected buffaloes, 20.00 per cent had multiple periparturient disorders whereas remaining 80.00 per cent had single periparturient disorder. Among the different periparturient disorders, sub-clinical hypocalcaemia (SCH) was found as the most prevalent periparturient disorder accounting for 12.31 per cent cases followed by sub-clinical mastitis (9.23 per cent); dystocia (7.69 per cent); milk fever (6.15 per cent); mastitis, post-parturient metritis and torsion (4.61 per cent each); post-parturient indigestion, lameness and uterine prolapse (3.08 per cent each); and post-parturient haemoglobinuria, retention of placenta and traumatic reticulo-peritonitis (1.54 per cent each).