Prevalence of Various Reproductive Disorders and Economic Losses Caused by Genital Prolapse in Buffaloes

The present study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of various reproductive disorders and to estimate the economic losses due to genital prolapse in buffaloes in Sir Shamir area of District Faisalabad, Pakistan. The survey was conducted in 8 villages during the 12 months period from June 2005 to May 2006 and the data from 400 farmers (50 farmers from each village) were collected. The total buffalo population of this area was 7,785, out of which 2,135 (27.42%) animals were included in the study. The overall prevalence of reproductive disorders in buffaloes was recorded as 46.18%. Among all the reproductive disorders, repeat breeding showed the highest prevalence (15.69%), followed by anestrous (9.74%), genital prolapse (7.73%), abortion (5.99%), retained placenta (2.58%), uterine torsion (2.39%) and dystocia (2.06%). The total economic losses due to genital prolapse in buffaloes in eight villages during the period of study were estimated to be Rs. 4,59,500/- Among these, the highest losses were due to mortality of dam (39.17%), followed by milk losses (25.14%), service charges (21.33%) and medicine cost (14.36%). Thus, repeat breeding, anoestrus and genital prolapse seem to be the major reproductive problems in buffaloes in the study area