Buffalo diseases

World population of buffaloes is probably 150 to 180 thousand of heads. India has nearly 50% of the world population of this animal species. The buffalo has come to occupy an important place as a milk, meat and draught production in certain developing countries as Egypt. Much research were contributed for the scientific knowledge of buffalo and cattle diseases. Investigative works on physiology, production, reproduction nutrition and many diseases affected buffaloes has been conducted in many countries as north and south African as Egypt. However, less attention has been given on pathology these animals. This probably occur due to the general opinion that diseases of buffalo are identical with those of cattle and that buffaloes showed high resistance to a number of these diseases. The literature reveals however that the a etiological agents of infections, infestations, deficiencies and injuries really are the same for both animal species, but in respect of a buffalo pathologic process there are differences on the prevalence, pathogenicity and symptomatology.