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- Title
VARIATIONS IN ERYTHROCYTIC ANTIOXIDANTS IN INDIGENOUS PIG FROM ARID TRACTS DURING HOT AND COLD AMBIENCES.
- Authors
Singhal, Saurabh Singh; Maan, Ruchi; Pareek, Sunita; Saini, Bhagat Singh; Saini, Mamta; joshi, Ashish; Kataria, Nalini
- Abstract
An investigation was launched to assess variations in erythrocytic antioxidants in indigenous pig from arid tracts during hot and cold ambiences. Blood samples were collected to harvest plasma from apparently healthy male indigenous pigs during slaughtering from private slaughter houses in and around Bikaner district, Rajasthan during moderate, extreme hot and extreme cold ambiences. The moderate mean overall values of catalase (kU gHb-1) and peroxidase (mU gHb-1) were 2.74 b± 0.03 and 7.57 b± 0.08, respectively. The mean values of catalase and peroxidase were found significantly (p≤0.05) higher during hot and cold ambiences as compared to respective moderate overall mean value. It was found that increase in the values during hot ambience was greater than that of cold ambience. Age effect showed a significant (p≤0.05) increase in the mean values in each ambience being highest in the pigs of 10-12 months of age and lowest in pigs of 4-6 months of age. Outcome of present investigation will help the researchers in making the suitable strategies in the arena to work on providing more comfort to pigs in particular. Present endeavour in lucid sense showed that erythrocytes are packed with an assorted group of antioxidants to get protection from oxidant stress. Observations have attempted to produce spotlight on the comparative significance of antioxidants.
- Subjects
RAJASTHAN (India); SWINE; PEROXIDASE; BLOOD sampling; COMMON cold
- Publication
Veterinary Practitioner, 2019, Vol 20, Issue 1, p18
- ISSN
0972-4036
- Publication type
Article