August 30, 2012 : The second issue of Journal of Buffalo Science is now online. The September 2012 issue contains a Theme Section entitled "Use of Reproductive Techniques in Buffalo" edited by Dr. Vittoria L. Barile (Italy). The section contains six papers on various aspects of this topic. The issue also includes a general articles section containing five papers covering various topics of interest on buffalo related research. The publisher also announced that all articles of the first issue (Volume 1 Number 1) are now available in OPEN ACCESS and can be downloaded with full text in PDF.
Table of Contents of the second issue :
Theme Topic : Use of Reproductive Techniques in Buffalo
Guest Editor : Vittoria L. Barile
Overview on Reproductive Endocrine Aspects in Buffalo
Giuseppina Maria Terzano, Vittoria Lucia Barile and Antonio Borghese
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1927-520X.2012.01.02.01
Technologies Related with the Artificial Insemination in Buffalo
Vittoria Lucia Barile
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1927-520X.2012.01.02.02
Genomic Structure and Promoter Analysis of the Bubalus Bubalis Leptin Gene
Francesco Napolitano
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1927-520X.2012.01.02.03
Molecular Tools in Buffalo's Characterization: Practical Applications. A Review
Odalys Uffo Reinosa and Atzel Acosta Abad
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1927-520X.2012.01.02.04
The Pregnancy Diagnosis in Buffalo Species: Laboratory Methods
Olimpia Barbato and Vittoria Lucia Barile
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1927-520X.2012.01.02.05
Ultrasonography and Reproduction in Buffalo
Giuseppina Maria Terzano
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1927-520X.2012.01.02.06
General Articles
Biochemical Profile of Milk of Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), Cow (Bos taurus) and Goat (Capra hircus): Potential Candidates for Supporting the Growth of Leishmania donovani Promastigotes in Culture Medium as Alternative to Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)
M. Muniaraj, S. Kumar, C.S. Lal and P.K. Sinha
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1927-520X.2012.01.02.07
Evaluation of the Milk Fatty Acid Profile from Mediterranean Buffalo Cows in the First Eight Weeks of Lactation
Lenita Camargo Verdurico, Jefferson Rodrigues Gandra, Jose Esler de Freitas Júnior, Rafael Villela Barletta, Beatriz Conte Venturelli, Rodolfo Daniel Mingoti, Thiago Henrique Annibale Vendramini and Francisco Palma Rennó
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1927-520X.2012.01.02.08
Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and their Technological Advantages for the Design in Healthy Meat Product
J.F. Rey and I.E. Povea
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1927-520X.2012.01.02.09
Ultrasonographic Biometry of the Ovaries of Pregnant Kundhi Buffaloes
Allah Bux Kachiwal, Bashir Ahmed Sheikh, Saghir Ahmed Sheikh, Tofique Ahmed Qureshi and Maqbool Ahmed Memon
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1927-520X.2012.01.02.10
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) Microplus Ticks can Complete their Life Cycle on the Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
Daniel Benitez, Bibiana Cetrá and Mónica Florin-Christensen
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1927-520X.2012.01.02.11