The present study was undertaken to evaluate haematological and biochemical parameters with respo... more The present study was undertaken to evaluate haematological and biochemical parameters with response to milk production of Jersey cows at high altitude in 2 different seasons (summer and winter). For each period, ambient temperature and relative humidity were recorded and the temperature-humidity index (THI) was calculated as indicator of thermal comfort zone for cattle. Clinically healthy lactating Jersey crossbred cows (70:70 in each season) were selected for this study. A significant increase in RBC, Hb, and HCT was recorded in winter as compared to summer. Furthermore, MCV, MCH, MCHC and PLT levels also exhibited the similar trend; whereas, the WBC, lymphocyte, monocytes, and granulocytes values were higher in summer compared to winter. Glucose and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level showed a significant increase in summer but level of albumin went significantly higher in winter. Milk production level was significantly higher in summer. These results provided an insight into ...
The donkeys of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, are well adapted to the cold, arid and hypoxic... more The donkeys of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, are well adapted to the cold, arid and hypoxic conditions of this region. The genomic DNA, isolated from 25 blood samples collected from these donkeys, were amplified by PCR using FAM and HEX labeled primers and resolved for alleles on automatic DNA sequencer. Total 20 loci of the horse origin were tested and only 13 loci gave scorable results. Rest of the loci either did not amplify well (HMS3, HMS7, ASB17 and COR22) or showed less than four alleles (HMS5, HMS6, HTG4), in the studied population. At the 13 loci included in the final analysis, the PCR product size ranged from 79–85 bp at locus HTG6 to 257–275 bp at locus COR18. The observed number of alleles varied from 4 (HTG15, HTG6, HTG10 and VHL20) to 9 (HTG7 and COR71) with a mean of 5.92±1.80. The observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.44 (VHL209) to 0.90 (AHT5) with a mean of 0.76±0.13. The mean genetic diversity estimate (FIS) was –0.076. The cumulative exclusion proba...
... Australian J. Agr. Res. 12: 927-943. 7. MOXON, AL & M. RHIAN. 1943. Selenium poisoning. P... more ... Australian J. Agr. Res. 12: 927-943. 7. MOXON, AL & M. RHIAN. 1943. Selenium poisoning. Phys. Rev. 23: 305-337. ... New Zealand Vet. J. 8: 13. 13. KENDALL, 0. K. 1960. Non-specific diarrhea in white muscle disease areas, probable cause and treatment. Calif. Vet. 14: 39. 14. ...
Cattle are the main source of livelihood for small farmers in high altitude cold desert. They als... more Cattle are the main source of livelihood for small farmers in high altitude cold desert. They also provide draught power, social and cultural strength. Cattle, therefore, contribute to subsistence farming and enhance the sustainability of smallholder farming systems. Determination of nutritional and health status of cattle is important in modern animal agriculture. Haematological and biochemical aids have been used to identify status of cattle. Keeping this in view, the present study was undertaken to establish hematological and biochemical responses on milk production of Jersey cows at high altitude production in two different seasons (summer and winter). For each period, ambient temperature and relative humidity were recorded and the temperature-humidity index (THI) was calculated as indicator of thermal comfort for cattle. A total of 140 (70 cows in each season) clinically healthy lactating Jersey cows aged 2 – 17 years at 3327 – 3575-meter altitude from mean sea level in the Lad...
The high altitude region of India is characterized by harsh climatic conditions that may have an ... more The high altitude region of India is characterized by harsh climatic conditions that may have an adverse impact on growth and metabolic functions of camels. Thus, the main aim of this study was to evaluate different adaptation parameters related to morphological, physio-biochemical and haematological indices in low lander Dromedarian and high lander native Bactrian camels at high altitude. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have been conducted so far to evaluate these different adaptation parameters in both breeds of camels to understand their adaptive mechanism in high altitude. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate these adaptation parameters in Dromedarian and Bactrian camels. All morphological parameters were within the normal ranges in both the breeds. However, girth of hump, and skin thickness of shank and abdomen were towards the higher side of normal range in Dromedarian camels The heart rate was significantly high and rectal temperature was low in Dro...
... Australian J. Agr. Res. 12: 927-943. 7. MOXON, AL & M. RHIAN. 1943. Selenium poisoning. P... more ... Australian J. Agr. Res. 12: 927-943. 7. MOXON, AL & M. RHIAN. 1943. Selenium poisoning. Phys. Rev. 23: 305-337. ... New Zealand Vet. J. 8: 13. 13. KENDALL, 0. K. 1960. Non-specific diarrhea in white muscle disease areas, probable cause and treatment. Calif. Vet. 14: 39. 14. ...
The present study was undertaken to evaluate haematological and biochemical parameters with respo... more The present study was undertaken to evaluate haematological and biochemical parameters with response to milk production of Jersey cows at high altitude in 2 different seasons (summer and winter). For each period, ambient temperature and relative humidity were recorded and the temperature-humidity index (THI) was calculated as indicator of thermal comfort zone for cattle. Clinically healthy lactating Jersey crossbred cows (70:70 in each season) were selected for this study. A significant increase in RBC, Hb, and HCT was recorded in winter as compared to summer. Furthermore, MCV, MCH, MCHC and PLT levels also exhibited the similar trend; whereas, the WBC, lymphocyte, monocytes, and granulocytes values were higher in summer compared to winter. Glucose and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level showed a significant increase in summer but level of albumin went significantly higher in winter. Milk production level was significantly higher in summer. These results provided an insight into ...
The donkeys of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, are well adapted to the cold, arid and hypoxic... more The donkeys of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, are well adapted to the cold, arid and hypoxic conditions of this region. The genomic DNA, isolated from 25 blood samples collected from these donkeys, were amplified by PCR using FAM and HEX labeled primers and resolved for alleles on automatic DNA sequencer. Total 20 loci of the horse origin were tested and only 13 loci gave scorable results. Rest of the loci either did not amplify well (HMS3, HMS7, ASB17 and COR22) or showed less than four alleles (HMS5, HMS6, HTG4), in the studied population. At the 13 loci included in the final analysis, the PCR product size ranged from 79–85 bp at locus HTG6 to 257–275 bp at locus COR18. The observed number of alleles varied from 4 (HTG15, HTG6, HTG10 and VHL20) to 9 (HTG7 and COR71) with a mean of 5.92±1.80. The observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.44 (VHL209) to 0.90 (AHT5) with a mean of 0.76±0.13. The mean genetic diversity estimate (FIS) was –0.076. The cumulative exclusion proba...
... Australian J. Agr. Res. 12: 927-943. 7. MOXON, AL & M. RHIAN. 1943. Selenium poisoning. P... more ... Australian J. Agr. Res. 12: 927-943. 7. MOXON, AL & M. RHIAN. 1943. Selenium poisoning. Phys. Rev. 23: 305-337. ... New Zealand Vet. J. 8: 13. 13. KENDALL, 0. K. 1960. Non-specific diarrhea in white muscle disease areas, probable cause and treatment. Calif. Vet. 14: 39. 14. ...
Cattle are the main source of livelihood for small farmers in high altitude cold desert. They als... more Cattle are the main source of livelihood for small farmers in high altitude cold desert. They also provide draught power, social and cultural strength. Cattle, therefore, contribute to subsistence farming and enhance the sustainability of smallholder farming systems. Determination of nutritional and health status of cattle is important in modern animal agriculture. Haematological and biochemical aids have been used to identify status of cattle. Keeping this in view, the present study was undertaken to establish hematological and biochemical responses on milk production of Jersey cows at high altitude production in two different seasons (summer and winter). For each period, ambient temperature and relative humidity were recorded and the temperature-humidity index (THI) was calculated as indicator of thermal comfort for cattle. A total of 140 (70 cows in each season) clinically healthy lactating Jersey cows aged 2 – 17 years at 3327 – 3575-meter altitude from mean sea level in the Lad...
The high altitude region of India is characterized by harsh climatic conditions that may have an ... more The high altitude region of India is characterized by harsh climatic conditions that may have an adverse impact on growth and metabolic functions of camels. Thus, the main aim of this study was to evaluate different adaptation parameters related to morphological, physio-biochemical and haematological indices in low lander Dromedarian and high lander native Bactrian camels at high altitude. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have been conducted so far to evaluate these different adaptation parameters in both breeds of camels to understand their adaptive mechanism in high altitude. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate these adaptation parameters in Dromedarian and Bactrian camels. All morphological parameters were within the normal ranges in both the breeds. However, girth of hump, and skin thickness of shank and abdomen were towards the higher side of normal range in Dromedarian camels The heart rate was significantly high and rectal temperature was low in Dro...
... Australian J. Agr. Res. 12: 927-943. 7. MOXON, AL & M. RHIAN. 1943. Selenium poisoning. P... more ... Australian J. Agr. Res. 12: 927-943. 7. MOXON, AL & M. RHIAN. 1943. Selenium poisoning. Phys. Rev. 23: 305-337. ... New Zealand Vet. J. 8: 13. 13. KENDALL, 0. K. 1960. Non-specific diarrhea in white muscle disease areas, probable cause and treatment. Calif. Vet. 14: 39. 14. ...
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