Vol. 9, Issue 12, Part D (2025)

For trichological analysis guard hair from back, neck, umblical and tail regions of malvi cattle were collected. The colour, shape and band pattern of hair was examined to know the gross profile of hair. The cuticular impressions were prepared in a thin gelatin layer on a clean glass slide for assessment of cuticular scale pattern. For medullary configuration observation hair specimen was prepared with xylene. The physical characteristic of hair like colour, shape and band pattern showed huge variation in the same individual from region to region. The hair of malvi cattle were cylindrical in all body regions. Microscopically the hair was composed of cuticle, cortex and medulla from outer to inner side. The cuticular scales were in the form of regular waves with crenate scale margin in all body regions. The medulla of hair in all body regions of present study was continuous but 2-3 fragments were present towards tip. The medullary composition was unicellular with a typical cloisonne pattern in all the body regions. The margin of the medulla was scalloped type in all body region but few fringed were also present in back region. The medullary index of hair varied from 0.50 to 0.60.