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- Title
EFFECT OF AMBIENT STRESSORS ON METABOLISM OF MURRAH BUFFALOES OF VARIOUS PHYSIOLOGICAL STATES.
- Authors
Joshi, Ashish; Kataria, N.; Asopa, S.; Kataria, A. K.
- Abstract
Effect of ambient stressors on metabolism of Murrah buffaloes of various physiological states belonging to arid tracts were investigated. Healthy adult female Murrah buffaloes were grouped according to physiological states into group A (non-pregnant milch, pregnant milch and pregnant dry) and group B (primipara and multipara) and blood samples were collected during moderate, hot and cold ambiences to obtain sera. Metabolic responses were assessed by analyzing serum sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH), malate dehydrogenase (MDH), glucose-6-phosphatase (G-6-Pase) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PDH) enzymes. Mean values of the enzymes during moderate ambience were considered as control and they were 6.00±0.04 U L-1, 40.00±0.40 U L-1, 6.98±0.10 U L-1 and 6.00±0.05 U L-1, respectively. The mean value of SDH, MDH and G-6-Pase were significantly (P≤0.05) higher during hot and cold ambiences in comparison to respective moderate mean value whereas the mean value of G-6-PDH was significantly (P≤0.05) higher during cold ambience while significantly (P≤0.05) lower during hot ambience as compared to respective moderate mean value. The mean values of non pregnant milch, pregnant milch and pregnant dry animals differed significantly (P≤0.05) from each other in all the ambiences. It was concluded that extreme ambiences produced metabolic changes in the Murrah buffaloes of all physiological states, which was reflected in the form of altered status of the metabolic enzymes determined in the serum.
- Subjects
EFFECT of stress on livestock; WATER buffalo; METABOLISM in livestock; METABOLISM; MALATE dehydrogenase; GLUCOSE-6-phosphatase
- Publication
Veterinary Practitioner, 2017, Vol 18, Issue 2, p172
- ISSN
0972-4036
- Publication type
Article