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R. R. Shelke ¹, S. D. Chavan ¹, S. P. Waghmare ², P. A. Kahate ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, College of Agriculture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, AKOLA (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Pharmacology and Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (MAFSU) AKOLA (M.S.), IN

Abstract

Feeding of untreated soybean straw (T₂) and 2 per cent urea treated soybean straw (T₃) was evaluated on the performance of lactating cows in reference to conventional jowar straw diet (T₁). It was found within 120 days trial that, the Hb levels showed a increase from the initial level of 9.83 to 9.96, 9.76 to 10.08 and 9.86 to 10.80 g/dl/cow, blood glucose levels increased from 48.68 to 48.89, 45.89 to 53.36 and 45.16 to 56.24 mg/dl in T₁, T₂ and T₃ groups, respectively The STP levels increase from initial content was 5.89 to 6.05, 5.76 to 6.38 and 5.70 to 6.58 g/dl, Significantly more BUN (17.82 mg/dl) was noticed in cows offered with T3 followed by T₂ (13.85 mg/dl) and T₂ (16.66 mg/dl) while blood urea pooled means were noticed as 29.65, 38.13 and 35.67 mg/dl in cows offered T₁, T₂ and T₃ groups, respectively The pooled means of STL were 278.15, 298.22 and 302.30 mg/d, the pooled means of STC content were 69.18, 68.64 and 77.06mg/dl and the serum triglyceride content of blood increased were 16.72, 16.79 and 17.57mg/dl, in cows offered T₁, T₂ and T₃ groups, respectively. The results do suggest that 2 per cent urea treated SBS can find a place in the ration of lactating cows without any adverse effect on health of cows.

Keywords

Conventional Jowar Straw, Untreated Soybean Straw, 2 per Cent Urea Treated Soybean Straw, Blood Metabolic Profile,haemoglobin (HB), Blood Glucose, Serum Total Protein (STP), Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN),blood Urea, Serum Total Lipids (STL)/Cholesterol/Triglyceride).

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S. P. Waghmare ¹, D. B. Sarode ², N. R. Dakshinkar ³

Affiliations
1 Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Akola (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Akola (M.S.), IN
3 Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted in saline affected villages of Purna river valley of Akola district of Maharashtra to establish the soil, fodder and serum mineral interrelationship. Total 104 soils, 71 fodders and 360 serum samples of animals were collected and subjected for micro mineral estimation. The study revealed non-significant multiple correlation co-efficient between soil-fodder-animal for Cu, Fe and Mn, however, the direction between correlation found positive, indicating the direct association between soil-fodder and animal. The overall study concluded that the multiple correlation co-efficients between animal-soil-fodder for Zn found highly significant indicated positive association between animal-soil-fodder for Zn in saline tract area of Akola district. Present study concluded that low Zn content in soil reflected in fodder grown on this soils and animals maintained in saline tract area of Akola district.

Keywords

Soil, Fodder, Serum, Correlation, Micro-Mineral, Animal, Salinity.

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S. P. Waghmare ¹, R. B. Meshram ², N. P. Dakshinkar ³, K. S. Pajai ², M. F. M. F. Siddiqui ¹

Affiliations
1 Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (P.G.I.V.A.S.), Akola (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (P.G.I.V.A.S.), Akola (M.S.), IN
3 Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present investigation was undertaken with the objective to evaluate the effect of supplementation of bypass fat on biochemical profile in dairy cows. Total 12 healthy advanced pregnant cows (10 days before expected parturition) were selected and divided randomly into two equal groups. One group (Group I) of 6 cows was kept without supplementation of bypass fat and given only basal diet as a control group. The second group (Group II) of 6 cows was supplemented with rumen bypass fat (Extra Energy Plus) @ 100 g per animal per day along with basal diet for the period of 4 weeks after parturition. Blood biochemical parameters such as plasma glucose, serum cholesterol, serum triglyceride, serum calcium and serum phosphorus were estimated in all the animals before supplementation ('0' day) and on 7^th, 14^th, 21^st and 30^th day after supplementation. The supplementation of rumen bypass fat (Group II), maintained the levels of plasma glucose, serum cholesterol, serum triglyceride, serum calcium and serum phosphorus within normal range, whereas, in non supplemented group (Group I), plasma glucose and serum phosphorus levels decreased and serum triglyceride level increased significantly. The present study concluded that supplementation of rumen bypass fat proved beneficial in fulfilling the energy demand for production and prevented the cows entering into negative energy balance during early midlactation.

Keywords

Advanced Pregnant Cows, Lactation, Bypass Fat, Biochemical Parameters.

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