Anatomical Study of Brain in Swamp Buffalo Including White Matter Connection

Abstract

Twenty normal brains of the swamp buffalo of 250-300 kilograms were obtained from the slaughter house. The anatomical study was performed on 10% formalin fix brain and luxol fast blue stain in different brain sections. Dissection of brains to demonstrate white matter connection was also performed. Most of the sulci and gyri showed the same anatomical detail as in cattle except for variable pattern. Luxol fast blue stain of both coronal and sagittal section could demonstrate the detailed structures and nuclei in the brain. Short and long association fiber, commissural fiber and projection fiber were also demonstrated by brain dissections. Cingulum, corona radiata and internal capsule were the most readily demonstrable. In 20 buffalo brains, 4 of them showed dilatation of ventricle with thin corpus callosum and long septum pellucidum.