Impact of age at first calving on fertility and production performance in Murrah buffalo.

The present study analyses the effect of age at first calving (AFC) on future fertility and productivity in Murrah buffaloes. The data of 314 buffalo heifers of animal farm section, ICAR-CIRB, Hisar were collected over a period of 9 years from 2010 to 2018. The buffalo heifers were categorized into six groups according to the AFC named as 30-35, 36-41, 42-47, 48-53, 54-59 and 60-65 months.

Long-term outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Review of data from the 'Basildon Inflammatory Arthritis Cohort'.

Objective: The aim was to determine outcomes in RA with long-term analysis of a real-world inception cohort.

Methods: We carried out a retrospective cohort analysis of 184 patients with a new diagnosis of RA (ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria) between 2009 and 2013. Measured parameters included patient demographics, serological markers, disease activity (DAS28-CRP), treatment regimen, development of new co-morbidities and all-cause mortality.

Genetic Parameters for First Lactation and Lifetime Traits of Nili-Ravi Buffaloes.

The data on first lactation and lifetime performance records of 501 Nili-Ravi were collected for a period from 1983 to 2017 (35 years) maintained at ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Sub-Campus, Nabha, Punjab. The data were analyzed to calculate heritability, genetic and phenotypic correlation for first lactation traits, viz., Age at First Calving (AFC), First Lactation Total Milk Yield (FLTMY), First Lactation Standard (305 days or less) Milk Yield (FLSMY), First Peak Milk Yield (FPY), First Lactation Length (FLL), First Dry Period (FDP), First Service Period (FSP) and First Calving Interval (FCI), Herd Life (HL), Productive Life (PL), Productive Days (PD), Unproductive Days (UD), Breeding Efficiency (BE), Total Lifetime Milk Yield (Total LTMY), Standard Lifetime Milk Yield (Standard LTMY), Milk Yield Per Day of Productive Life (MY/PL), Milk Yield Per Day of Productive Days (MY/PD), and Milk Yield Per Day of Herd Life (MY/HL).

Abatement of enteric methane production from lactating Murrah buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) with improving production performance and immune status through dietary supplementation of composite feed additive.

Ruminant livestock production processes are the major sources of methane production in agriculture sector triggering global environmental pollution. Above 90% of world buffalo population present in Asian countries, India ranks first and contributes significantly to the environmental pollution by enteric methane emissions. In this study, we examined the effect of dietary composite feed additive supplementation on ruminal methane production, nutrient utilization, milk production and immune status of buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis).

Effect of rumen-protected nutrients on feed intake, body weights, milk yield, and composition in Murrah buffaloes during early lactation.

The effect of rumen-protected nutrients (bypass fat, BPF; bypass protein, BPP; or their combination, BPPF) was investigated in Murrah buffaloes during the early stage of lactation. Forty Murrah buffaloes (BW 531.92 ± 10.

Interstitial lung disease and neuropathy as predominant extra-articular manifestations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective study.

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with extra-articular manifestations (ExRA) have a severe course of the disease and higher mortality. Indian patients are considered to have a low prevalence of ExRA. We prospectively assessed ExRA in patients with rheumatoid arthritis from southern India.

Pulmonary hypertension not a major feature of early mixed connective tissue disease: a prospective clinicoserological study.

Background: Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) has features common to lupus, scleroderma and myositis with high levels of antibodies to U1 ribonucleoprotein (U1 RNP). Identification of a high incidence of pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) has changed its prospect. We report the largest series from India.

A blackening lady--case report.

A 40 year old lady presented with the classical clinical features of Addison's disease which on further investigations with an ultrasound abdomen showed a right suprarenal mass. This was subjected to a fine needle aspiration which revealed pus which on culture grew Klebsiella pneumoniae. Patient responded well to steroids and antibiotics.