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Status of micro-minerals, hormone and vitamin profile in buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) of Agra region of Uttar Pradesh

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Title Status of micro-minerals, hormone and vitamin profile in buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) of Agra region of Uttar Pradesh
 
Creator Kumar, Pankaj
Sharma, M C
Joshi, Chinmay
 
Subject Agra region; alpha-tocopherol; Buffaloes; Estrogen; Micro-minerals; Progesterone; Retinol
 
Description The study was conducted in Agra, Aligarh, Hathras and Mathura districts of Agra region of Uttar Pradesh. Marked deficiency of zinc; marginal deficiency of copper and cobalt was found in soil that reflected in fodder and buffaloes of this region. The average concentration (ppm) of copper was 1.66±0.20 (soil) and 11.94±1.05 (fodder) and that of cobalt was 0.40±0.02 (soil) and 0.27±0.05 (fodder). The average concentration of zinc was 1.14±0.05 (soil) and 28.68±1.73 (fodder).The average concentration of iron was adequate in both soil and fodder, viz., 45.02±4.71 and 301.33±16.50 respectively. The buffaloes of Agra region were marginally deficient in copper, cobalt; highly deficient in zinc and adequate in iron. The mean values (ppm) of serum copper in pregnant, non-pregnant, heifer and calf of Agra region were 0.667±0.023, 0.718±0.037,0.723±0.022, and 0.650±0.028 respectively. The mean concentration (ppm) ofserum zinc in pregnant buffaloes (1.272±0.091) was lower than non-pregnant (1.598±0.197), heifer (1.591±O.185) and calf (1.817±0.174). The average concentration of serum iron (ppm) in pregnant (1.502±0.03), non-pregnant (1.77+0.066), heifer ( 1.745±0.080) and calf (2.66±0.144) was above the normal value. The average concentration of serum cobalt (ppm) in Agra region was 0.031±0.002 (pregnant), 0.047±0.004 (non-pregnant), 0.045±0.006 (heifer) and 0.020±0.003 (calf). Lower concentration of serum micro-minerals was associated with lower concentration of serum retinol(0.333±0.06 mg/ml) and a-tocopherol(2.075±0.392 mg/ml), which may also contribute to lower fertility associated with micro-minerals deficiency. The mean (±S.E) concentration of serum progesterone (ng/ml) in buffaloes of Agra region was 2.85±0.18 (pregnant), 0.65±0.05 (nonpregnant), 0.32±0.05 (heifer) and 0.03±0.02 (calf). The mean (± S.E) serum estrogen levels (pglml) in buffaloes of Agra region were 27.84±2.87 (pregnant), 12.04±0.85 (non-pregnant), 13.17±2.01 (heifer) and below 6.02 (calf). Lower values in the present finding may be attributed to lowered steroidogenesis associated with altered enzymatic activity due to Lower serum micro-minerdls concenlration in the buffaloes of Agra region.
 
Publisher Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture
 
Date 2005-08-05
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/9438
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol 75, No 8 (2005)
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/9438/4171
 
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