Pathological Study of Uterine Abnormalities in River Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in Basrah
Pathological Study of Uterine Abnormalities in River Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in Basrah
Batool S. Hamza1*, T.S. Al-Amery2
ABSTRACT
A study was conducted to assess the type and prevalence of abnormalities occurring in the female reproductive tracts. This research aimed to determine the frequency and abnormalities in the female reproductive systems of 50 buffalo cows slaughtered at the Basrah slaughterhouse. Fifty genitalia of female cows were confiscated from a nearby slaughterhouse. The results showed gross inflammatory changes of endometritis in 50 animals and classified according to histological examination as acute endometritis (24 %; 12/50), subacute endometritis (18 %; 9/50) chronic endometritis (30 %; 15/50), and while metritis cases (16 %; 8/50) were of the chronic type of inflammation. In all six cases of perimetritis (1.5% of the total) (1.5%; 6/50), the uterine serosa was found to be thicker than usual, and pus of a yellowish hue was observed to accumulate. The pathological changes of acute endometritis includes stromal edema and severe engorgement of a few endometrial blood vessels. In most cases, the endometrial epithelium showed signs of degeneration and localized denudation.Mild to moderate infiltration of inflammatory cells, mostly polymorphonuclear and mononuclear cells. Subacute endometritis, which was characterized by a modest to moderate loss of the luminal epithelium, congestion, and swelling of the stroma. Focal hemorrhagic foci, as well as glandular dilation. The lesions exhibited a transformation of uterine endometrial epithelial cells from their normal columnar look to a low cuboidal shape. Additionally, there was infiltration of inflammatory cells in the lamina propria in chroniccases.
Keywords | Uterine abnormalty, Endometeritis, Buffaloe, Basrah
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November 2024
Vol. 12, Sp. Iss. 1
