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ArticleItem Open Access Economic loss due to live weight shrinkage and mortality during broiler transport in summer and winter season in Chennai city(Akinik Publications, 2018-01) Ramakrishnan, C; Babu, Narendra R; Rao, Appa V; Abraham, Robinson JJ; Gnanaraj, Tensingh P; Ruban, Wilfred S; Bhaskar, Kanchi; TANUVASThe aim of the study is to determine the economic impact of live weight losses and mortality due to transport of broilers from farm to wholesale/retail outlets in summer and winter season in Chennai city. Data concerning 24 visits from different farms of integration to wholesale/retail outlet in winter and summer season were collected for the purpose of study. Data were classified into two seasons were winter and summer in that the total number of chickens transported in winter and summer season were 2225.83 ± 82.75, 2246.37 ± 98.88 the live weight shrinkage was 2.36%, 3.01% and mortality percentage were 0.43%, 0.53% and average weight loss per bird (gram) is 55.42 ± 5.65, 70.98 ± 6.01 respectively. The results of the study shows that the average marketing age of transported chickens are 39 days old, average density of the broilers were 2236.25 per truck. The results revealed no significant difference in loss of weight, dead on arrival, types of injuries, tissue shrinkage and duration of transport between summer and winter season. Wetting of birds was practiced and the frequency was higher during summer compared to winter season.ArticleItem Open Access Haemato-biochemical and blood metabolite monitoring in pregnant does for pregnancy toxaemia(Akinik Publications, 2018-03) Vijayanand, V; Balagangatharathilagar, M; Gnanaraj, Tensingh P; Vairamuthu, S; TANUVASPregnancy toxaemia in small ruminants occur as a result of negative energy balance consequent to enhanced requirement for glucose by the developing foetuses in the last trimester (4 to 6 weeks) of gestation. The present study was carried out in the pregnant Tellicherry does maintained at Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai – 51, and their body condition score, qualitative urinalysis using urine dip stick, haemato-biochemical parameters and serum metabolites were monitored periodically at monthly interval starting at 60 day of gestation until 30 days post kidding for the presence of subclinical form of pregnancy toxaemia. Early indicators of subclinical form of pregnancy toxaemia in does include any deviation in body condition score (≤ 2.0), presence of ketone body in urine and blood β-hyroxybutyric acid concentration (≥ 0.8 mmol/lt). However in the present study the pregnant animals were maintained in a positive energy balance which reflected as haemato-biochemical parameters to be in par with that of the control animals and within the reference range.