A HISTOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY ON RETAINED PLACENTA IN BUFFALOES IN COMPARISON WITH SPONTANEOUSLY DROPPED ONES

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SUMMARY Histopathological examination of 4 retained placenta obtained from buffaloes after normal calving revealed that, purulent placentitis occurred in one case and chronic placentitis with fibrosis occurred in the other 3 cases. In both conditions, necrosis of the majority of the trophoblast was evident, in addition, vasculitis and/or degeneration of the walls of the blood vessels with narrowing of their lumen were also seen. Many

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