Colleg of veterinary and animal sciences MAFSU, Parbhani-431 402 India.
The present study was conducted on 15(fifteen) female red kandhari breed of cattle. Epidermis was the outermost layer of the skin and composed of four layers viz stratum corneum, strantum granulosum, stratum spinosum and stratum basale. The melanocytes were more in number in lactating cow as compared with a non lactating and pregnant cow.