STUDIES ON BIOCHEMICAL AND HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN MALNAD GIDDA COWS UNDER DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT
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2022
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KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR
Abstract
Native breeds of cattle in India are well known for draft purposes, resistance to
diseases and adaptability. Shivamogga district of Karnataka is densely populated with
Malnad Gidda cows which are small statured cattle and are reared by farmers mostly
as subsidiary practice to agriculture in heavy rainfall hilly areas of Western Ghat.
System of management in different seasons directly affects health, production and
welfare status of an animal. Apparently healthy twenty-four Malnad Gidda cows of
same parity were selected and were grouped as, Group- I (N=12), reared under semi
intensive system of management, Group- II (N=12), reared under extensive system of
management. Blood samples were collected two times in weekly intervals during
summer, rainy and winter season and was used for the estimation of biochemical
parameters like NEFA, BHBA, Serum Glucose, Total Cholesterol, Total Protein,
Albumin, BUN, AST, ALT, Total Bilirubin, Calcium and Phosphorus and
haematological parameters TLC, TEC, Hb%, PCV and Total Platelet Count. The
obtained values for Malnad Gidda cows in different management practice and during
the different seasons, statistically did not vary significantly (P<0.05). Although the
sample size was limited, these results might indicate the breed’s natural resistance
towards the climatic variations observed in the region of Shivamogga district of
Karnataka state as well as the breed’s adaptability to the stress conditions, disease
status and the different system of management.
Key words: Adaptability, Season, System of management, Malnad Gidda.