The aim of this work was to study the effect of ascorbic acid during in vitro maturation (IVM) of caprine oocytes under normal temperature (38.5° C) and heat stress condition (41° C). Influence of ascorbic acid on oocyte maturation was studied on the basis of cumulus expansion and nuclear maturation stage, Metaphase-II (MII). A total of 360 slaughter house ovaries ...

The study was aimed to observe the effect of Chromium Propionate and Vitamin C supplementation on growth performance, biochemical, antioxidant and immunological parameters in quail during stress. The study was performed in the Division of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, F.V.Sc & A.H. SKUAST-Jammu. The chicks were reared in the Poultry farm in the Division o...

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of dietary cholesterol and niacin supplementation and hepatic cirrhosis in wistar rats. 84adult healthy wistar male rats were divided into twelve groups. Experiment was carried out as per 2 x 3 x 2 factorial design with two clinical conditions (healthy rats and rats with hepatic cirrhosis); three levels of cho...

The investigation was undertaken in ovaries of local sheep of Jammu region to study the effect of season (autumn, winter and summer) on concentration of biochemical metabolites, minerals and oxidative stress markers in follicular fluid (FF) of preovulatory follicles. Sheep ovaries were procured from municipal slaughter house. The diameter of surface follicles was ...

Heat stress is the most concerning abiotic stressor due to present changing climatic scenario. Heat stress results in reduced growth, production, as well as increases vulnerability of animals to diseases. To date, very little attention has been given to comprehensive detailed data on the adverse effect of heat stress on rumen. Therefore, the present study was under...

Effect of zinc methionine supplementation on the performance traits, serum biochemical parameters, liver enzymes, antioxidant enzyme activities, intestinal histomorphometry and carcass traits of Vencobb strain broilers were studied from day old to 42 days. A total 240 broiler chicks were randomly divided into 3 groups. The broilers fed with basal diet were kept as ...

Effect of zinc oxide nanoparticle supplementation on the performance traits, serum biochemical parameters, enzymatic parameters, antioxidant enzyme activities, intestinal histomorphometry and carcass characteristics of Vencobb strain broilers were studied from day old to 42 days. A total 240 broiler chicks were randomly divided into three groups. The broilers fed w...

The study was conducted on 72 weaned Wistar male rats for 8 weeks from 4 to 12 weeks of age and they were divided into 3 groups as control: rats fed diet without zinc supplementation, T1 and T2: rats fed diet containing zinc sulphate @ 50mg and 100mg/kg body weight/day, respectively. Body weight was measured from 3 to 12 weeks of age. Blood samples were collected o...

The work was aimed to study the effect of chromium propionate supplementation on morphological, physiological, hemato-biochemical, oxidative, immunological, hormonal, expression pattern of HSP family genes and productive parameters in lactating buffaloes during summer, autumn and winter seasons. Eighteen numbers of lactating buffaloes were selected and divided into...

The study was aimed to evaluate the immune response of caprine mammary epithelial cells (MECs) as an in vitro model against bacterial PAMPs through NOD mediated pathway. Primary culture of Bakarwali and non-descript goat MECs was established and exposed to bacterial cell wall components(iE-DAP and MDP), and the cell response following exposure was studied through m...

The aim of this work was to study the in vitro innate immune response in goats through retinoic acid inducible gene-1 like receptors (RLR). The study was conducted on Bakarwal and indigenous non-descript goat, both native to Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, and immune response variation through RLR was studied in both goat types. Primary culture of foetal fibrobl...