Abstract
Haematological studies conducted on buffaloes affected with postpartum metrtis and retained pIa.centa showed increase in ESR, MCV and MCH while 1lb, PCV, erythrocyte count and MCHC decreased. The buffaloes affected with postpartum nutrias showed increase in TLC and individual leucotytes whereas in cases of rota* ined Placenta, a decrease in TLC and a. variable number of indivi-dual leacocytes was recorded.
INTRODUCTION
The importance of water buffaloe as a dairy animal is eviient from the fact that is contributes 74% of the total milk supplies in this country, However, certain malpractices adopted by milk maids in stimulding bulralo:i, to let down their milk, wallowing habbits of the buffaioes in pond water and frequent occu-rrence of postpartum complications make this animal vulnerable t) repropuctive disorders which leads to infertility or sterility (Khan, 19.85). Information about changes in blood values associated with se reprodu-ctive disorders in buffalo:s is scanty. The obj!-..ctive of the present investigation was, therefore, to find out blood values of buffaloes sat ,:!pring fro a p)sipartum tictritis and retained plcenta.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Forty-two buffaloes affected with paitpartuis motritis, 8 with retained pla-centa and 20 clinially healthy buffaloes were included in this study. The buffaloes with Postpartum metritis were dia3u.ase3 bggreen 2 to 15 days after parturition They showed enlargement of uterine horns aloe, with continuous passage of a viscous vaginal fluid contain* flakes of pus. The buffaloes which did not expel] foetal membranes about 48 boars after parturition we considered as cases of retained placenta. Clinically healthy befaloes shawinz corm o:stri,ts cycle were kept as controls.
