Histo-pathological and histo-chemical alterations in ovaries of egyptian buffaloes

It is known that the ovary is the most important organ which plays aprinciple role in the female reproductivity.it is esponsible for the production and release \;;lOGical processes. The physiolot;ical az.d pat.ho.Lc ,.; ;<:::.1 f’e s t.ur-e aof the cow’s ovary have been carefully studied as t he domi-c,~LicatioJ.l of the cows had starteJ 1011..; b efo re buf fa l o e’s , The~h’escllt study was conJucted iu c t e i.Lz e and e Luc Lc c t e differ’e~ct p a’t ho Log i.c a.L att e rut.Lo.rs which;~2.e related to or affecting the ovary or its f’u.ict Lo.i illc uf’f’a.l o e s ,412 ovaries o ut ol’ 1060 cvurLe s were iJeJ.1LifieJ wi.t.ho i.fier-e.rb patrho Lo.o.c a l .arrec t Lcrrs . All t.ne s e ov erLe s were fixedi-l 10~~ formaline saline and Bo u Li ’ S fl uiJ for h La t opa t ho Lo g i c a Lo..~d histochemical st ud Le s ; emb edo ec hi p ar af’fLn ,lax a.id s’t a i aecwith Har.r t s haematioxy.Ld.u emu eosin as a gelleral rout Lrie atia Lr, ,Ce rt aa.u specific stains and fr-o z en s ec t Lon., usin.G cryostat wereused as required.OvarLan abnorraalities as revealed from the study C9.Jl beclassified i.nto:I. Heriditary orccongeJAital ana’t ouri c a L de:t’ects including tumoursr-ep r e sentri.ng 47 .8)~. T!le Lwidence of’ ova+Lan hypop.I asd a ino uf’f al.oe s is ve.y low (0 .24~&). ’1111e hyp op Le s t Lc ovoJ..:J WG.Xc o.rd-d Lke , struct vLI’eless, hard, whitish (~~lJ showed only s t umpof c orir.ec t Lve tri.suue Ll cut section. DermoiJ cysts e.nd o va ra anteratoma Ln bui’faloes vies:« u.u.Lat e.ra l Ly sa t uct ed and r ep.re- aerrt ed 1.2~~ •.. Pr e serrt . r.es-ults showed that anyo z-gan . can be