Table 9 Mean values of buffalo-calf birth weights and placental characterization in Norm-Lab^gr (n = 20), UtrTors^gr (n = 160) and UtrTors-Med^gr (n = 40) in buffalo-cows

Calf birth weight (kg)

39.944 ± 0.423^a

38.842 ± 0.107^b

38.908 ± 0.122^b

Pl weight (kg)

5.564 ± 0.121^b

5.857 ± 0.199^a

5.825 ± 0.151^a

TCW (kg)

1.999 ± 0.018^a

1.897 ± 0.015^b

1.889 ± 0.0179^b

TCN

89.1 ± 1.197^a

87.1 ± 1.287^b

87.2 ± 0.789^b

ALCL (cm)

8.39 ± 0.458^a

8.09 ± 0.661^a

8.1 ± 0.489^a

AMCL (cm)

6.58 ± 0.476^a

6.28 ± 0.397^a

6.240 ± 0.659^a

ASCL (cm)

4.06 ± 0.443^a

3.76 ± 0.572^b

3.81 ± 0.648^b

ALCW (cm)

9.07 ± 0.319^a

8.49 ± 0.681^b

8.52 ± 0.592^b

AMCW (cm)

6.825 ± 0.251^a

6.265 ± 0.504^b

6.242 ± 0.563^b

ASCW (cm)

4.46 ± 0.35^a

3.91 ± 0.321^b

3.83 ± 0.33^b

ALCD (cm)

0.98 ± 0.042^a

0.94 ± 0.084^a

0.96 ± 0.07^a

AMCD (cm)

0.980 ± 0.092^a

0.930 ± 0.125^a

0.920 ± 0.123^a

ASCD (cm)

0.715 ± 0.072^a

0.564 ± 0.125^b

0.572 ± 0.126^b

PE

7.183 ± 0.192^a

6.638 ± 0.217^b

6.683 ± 0.152^b

CD

0.016 ± 0.0005^a

0.0149 ± 0.0006^b

0.015 ± 0.0005^b