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Early diagnosis not only reduces the time interval between two calvings but also aids farmers in identifying open animals, thereby preventing significant milk production losses. Therefore, the objective of this study was to discover circulatory miRNAs that would be useful for early pregnancy diagnosis in buffalo.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Material and methods:<\/jats:bold> Blood samples were taken on 0, 6<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>, 12<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>, and 18<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup> day after artificial insemination from pregnant animals (n = 30) and non-pregnant animals (n = 20). During these stages of pregnancy, total RNA was extracted, and a small RNA library was subsequently generated and sequenced on the Illumina platform. 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