Veterinarski arhiv, Vol. 79 No. 4, 2009.
Stručni rad
A study on the birth of heterosexual river buffalo quadruplets - a case report
Veluchamy Ramesh Saravana Kumar
; Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
Nagarajan Murali
; Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
Seetharaman Selvam
; Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
Gabriel Pitchai Richard Jagatheesan
; Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
Jeganathan Muralidharan
; Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
Santhan Panneerselvam
; Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
Muthusamy Natarajan
Sažetak
The birth of live heterosexual quadruplets (three females and one male) in a river buffalo is a very rare event and hence it is documented. The cytogenetic study revealed the female calves and the dam exhibited 2n = 50, XX chromosome complement and the male calf exhibited 2n = 50, XY chromosome complement and this proves that the female calves are not freemartins, that in buffaloes the heifer calves born with bull calves need not always be freemartins.
Ključne riječi
quadruplets; freemartin; river buffalo
Hrčak ID:
45601
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Datum izdavanja:
10.7.2009.
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