Authors:
Angelisah Khan
, Aphzal Mohammed,Janelle Samaroo
,Andell Edwards
, Puran
Bridgemohan
, Shenese Sieuchand
and Garvin Perry
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Abstract:
The Metabolic Blood Profiling is a herd test designed to correct errors in management and
nutrition, which show up as abnormal levels in blood chemistry of energy, protein, mineral and
diagnostic enzyme concentrations. The purpose of this study was to investigate changes that may
have occurred for at 60, 90 and 120 days post parturition in buffaloes, in comparison to open
buffaloes in certain serum energy, protein and enzyme concentrations. At 90 days both glucose
and cholesterol levels were higher in lactating animals compared with open animals. Similarly,
only at 90 days were serum protein, albumin and globulin higher in lactating animals compared
with open animals but not with 60 and 120 days into lactation. Aspartate amino transferase
(AST) activity was higher in lactating than in open buffaloes at 90 and 120 days, with a reversal
occurring at 60 days, respectively. There were no difference in ceruloplasmin activity (P>0.05)
between lactating and open buffaloes for the three sampling periods, but all levels were
extremely low. Ceruloplasmin is a metalloenzyme with oxidase activity composing of eight to
10 atoms of copper and highly correlated with serum copper levels in cattle. Hence a copper
dietary insufficiency may be associated with the prolonged calving interval in our local
buffaloes. |
