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Chromosomal aberrations in indigenous buffalo of western hills in Nepal
A number of chromosomal aberrations such as chromatin break (CB as shown in K below), marker like chromosome (mar as shown in O), premature centromeric divisions (arrows as shown in P), variant 4p+ chromosome (as shown in L), variant 3p+ (as shown in N) and chromatid gap in X chromosome (as shown in Q) were found in a karyotyping survey of indigenous buffalo in the western hills of Nepal (Rasali et al., 1998). These findings indicate the existence of a number of genetic disorders in the indigenous hill buffalo population of Nepal warranting further investigation.
Reference:
Rasali, D.P., Joshi, H.D., Patel, R.K. and Harding, A.H. 1998. Phenotypic clusters and karyotypes of indigenous buffaloes in the western hills of Nepal. Nepal Agricultural Research Council, . Lumle Agricultural Research Station, Kaski, Nepal. Technical Paper No. 98/2. pp. 24.