Abstract
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate was determined with 101 blood samples of the buffalo which were collected from the Rangoon slaughter house. Mean values of the ESR were 12.6 mm in 10 min., 36.9 mm in 20 min., 56.4 mm in 30 min., 81.0 mm in 1 hour, 95 mm in 2 hours and 111 mm in 18 hours, respectively, although tremendous fluctuations were observed among individuals. Calculated settling of erythrocytes per 10 minutes indicated 16.15 mm where 30-minute and 60-minute values were used. It was revealed that the speed of erythrocyte sedimentation was inversely related to the PCV value of the buffalo. Suggestion was made that the sedimentation test of buffalo bloods would be useless as a measure of morbid process of the disease because of the extremely rapid settling.
