EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ROOF HOUSE ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BLOOD PARAMETERS OF SWAMP BUFFALO CALVES OF ASSAM
2018
HAZARIKA, D. | LASKAR, S.K. | AMONGE, T.K. | GOGOI, A.K. | HAZARIKA, H.
unknown. ABSTRACTIn the present investigation, the physiological and blood parameters of swamp buffalocalves of similar age and average body weight of Assam housed under different roofcoverings were studied. The calves were randomly allocated to Treatment 1 (T1), 2 (T2) and3 (T3) with asbestos roof, asbestos roof with bamboo ceiling, and thatch roof houserespectively. The calves were provided with ad libitum chaffed green forages like Maize,Napier, Para, and Cowpea along with concentrate mixture at the rate of 0.5 per cent of theirbodyweight. The overall mean respiration rate and pulse rate of calves were recorded to be21.07 ± 0.13, 20.95 ± 0.17 and 20.89 ± 0.16; 60.61 ± 0.10, 60.37 ± 0.10 and 60.38 ± 0.11per minute in T1, T2 and T3 groups respectively. The overall mean rectal temperature wasfound to range from 38.2°C to 38.3°C. The overall blood glucose level was recorded as72.61 ± 2.11, 72.22 ± 2.17 and 74.21 ± 2.35 mg/dl in T1, T2 and T3 groups respectively. Nosignificant difference was observed in the above parameters among the three groups. Nosignificant difference was also observed in total serum protein, sodium, potassium, andhaemoglobin levels among the groups. The thatch was observed to be the better roofmaterial to create beneficial microenvironment around the buffalo calves by reducing thermalstress.Key words : Swamp buffalo, physiological and blood parameters, different roof coverings
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