https://lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/JBS/issue/feed Journal of Buffalo Science 2025-01-29T12:44:59+00:00 Support Manager support@lifescienceglobal.com Open Journal Systems <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Journal of Buffalo Science is a peer-reviewed veterinary journal covering all aspects of veterinary sciences relating to buffaloes. The journal publishes high quality original articles, review articles, case reports and short communications as well as other scientific and educational articles. The journal facilitates the distribution and implementation of new ideas and techniques relating to clinical veterinary practice, with the ultimate aim of promoting the best practices. The journal is an essential reading for veterinarians primarily engaged in Buffalo related veterinary sciences.</span></p> https://lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/JBS/article/view/10028 Differences in Physiological Characteristics and Heat Shock Protein Expression in Taiwan Swamp Buffaloes During Winter and Summer Seasons 2025-01-24T15:40:51+00:00 Pei Chung Chen rolely2008@gmail.com Pi Hua Chuang phchuang@hotmail.com Bing Rong Dai jason00tw70@gmail.com Ching Wei Chang sa9971340@gmail.com Liang Yuan Wei lywei58@gmail.com <p><em>Background</em>: This study examined the respiratory rate, rectal temperature, and expression levels of heat shock protein 70 (<em>HSP70</em>) and heat shock protein 90 (<em>HSP90</em>), as revealed by ELISA, in Taiwan swamp buffaloes (<em>Bubalus bubalis</em>, swamp-type) during the winter (February) and summer (August) seasons of 2022 in Taiwan.</p> <p><em>Methods</em>: Data were collected from Taiwan swamp buffaloes during the winter and summer seasons. Respiratory rate, rectal temperature, and protein expression levels were measured and analyzed.</p> <p><em>Results</em>: The results revealed age-related differences in response to changes in environmental temperature. In winter, buffaloes aged &lt;1 year exhibited significantly higher respiratory rates, rectal temperatures, and heat tolerance coefficients than female buffaloes aged 14 to 20 years (P &lt; 0.05). In the summer season, buffaloes aged &lt;1 year had significantly higher rectal temperatures (P &lt; 0.05) and higher expression levels of <em>HSP70</em> (from ELISA) than female buffaloes aged 6 to 9 years and 14 to 20 years (P &lt; 0.05).</p> <p><em>Conclusion</em>: The findings suggest that the age of Taiwan swamp buffaloes affects their physiological responses to heat stress, with younger buffaloes exhibiting greater physiological reactions to heat stress than older buffaloes.</p> 2025-01-24T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 https://lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/JBS/article/view/10029 Pregnancy and Embryonic Loss Among Timed Artificial Insemination Protocols in Post-partum Dairy Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) 2025-01-29T12:44:59+00:00 Eufrocina P. Atabay bingay2003@yahoo.com Edwin C. Atabay info@lifescienceglobal.com Carlito F. Dela Cruz info@lifescienceglobal.com Excel Rio S. Maylem info@lifescienceglobal.com <p>The aims of the study were to determine the pregnancies and embryonic losses following Timed Artificial Insemination (TAI) protocols and to generate strategic breeding management for buffaloes. In Study 1, buffaloes in natural estrus were inseminated, serving as Control (T1). In T2, buffaloes were subjected to the Controlled Internal Drug Release-Synch-human Chorionic Gonadotropin (CIDR-Synch-hCG) protocol. In T3, animals were subjected to Prostaglandin protocol, and T4 is similar to T3 except that hCG was supplemented on the Day of AI. In Study 2, buffaloes were subjected to the CIDR-Synch-hCG protocol, and the sizes of pre-ovulatory follicles were measured as the basis for the conduct of TAI. In Study 3, animals were similarly subjected to the CIDR-Synch-hCG protocol at different seasons. Results in Study 1 indicate that the CIDR-Synch-hCG protocol achieved pregnancy rates on Days 30 and 60 post-AI and embryonic loss, which are not significantly different (P&lt;0.05) from those of natural estrus (T1), and that the Prostaglandin protocol supplemented with hCG (T4) resulted in significantly higher pregnancies and lower embryonic loss compared with Prostaglandin alone (T3) group. In Study 2, inseminating buffaloes with ≥12.0 mm pre-ovulatory follicle size (T3) yielded the highest pregnancies (P&lt;0.05) at Days 30 and 60 with the lowest (P&lt;0.05) embryonic loss among follicle size groups. In Study 3, TAI performed during January-March and October-December indicated significantly higher pregnancies (P&lt;0.05) with lower embryonic loss (P&lt;0.05) compared with the April-June and July-September seasons. In sum, the present study demonstrated the efficiencies of Timed AI protocols, which provided opportunities for their strategic use in breeding programs to achieve greater productivity and profitability from buffalo farming.</p> 2025-01-29T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025