Influence of ambient temperatures on metabolic responses of Murrah buffaloes of varying physiological states from arid tracts in India
Journal Title: Extreme Life, Biospeology & Astrobiology - International Journal of the Bioflux Society - Year 2012, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Ambient temperature associated variations in metabolic responses of Murrah breed of buffaloes of varying 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 environmental temperature periods to obtain sera. Metabolic responses were assessed by analyzing serum urea, creatinine, total proteins, cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose and the moderate mean values were 5.18±0.04 mmol L-1, 118.00±1.00 µmol L-1, 71.00±0.12 gL-1,3.30±0.02 mmol L-1, 1.28±0.01 mmol L-1and 3.7±0.02 mmol L-1, respectively. The mean values of serum urea and creatinine were significantly (p≤0.05) higher during hot and cold ambiences, the mean value of total serum proteins and triglycerides were significantly (p≤0.05) lower during hot and cold ambiences and the mean values of cholesterol and glucose were significantly (p≤0.05) lower during hot ambience and significantly (p≤0.05) higher during cold 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 environmental periods. It was concluded that extreme hot and cold ambient temperatures affected the buffaloes of all physiological states which was evident in the form of variations in the metabolic responses to combat the environmental challenges
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Ashish Joshi, Nalini Kataria, Anil Kataria, Nidhi Pandey, Laxmi Sankhala, Shesh Asopa, Shokat Khan
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