%0 Journal Article
%T Stress related variations in serum vitamin E and C levels of Murrah buffaloes
%A Joshi
%A A.
%A Kataria
%A N.
%A Kataria
%A A. K.
%A Pandey
%A N.
%J Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry
%D 2013
%I Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology & Biochemistry
%X The study was designed to determine stress related variations in endogenous vitamin E and C levels of Murrah buffaloes. For this purpose, four hundred and fifty healthy adult female Murrah buffaloes between 4 and 12 years of age were sampled to harvest the sera during adverse ambiences viz. moderate, extreme hot and cold ambiences. Animals were broadly divided into non-pregnant milch, pregnant milch, pregnant dry, primipara and multipara. The mean values (¦Ìmol L-1) of serum vitamin E and C were 4.31¡À0.03 and 23.34¡À0.33, respectively during moderate ambience. The mean values of both the vitamin E and C depressed significantly (p¡Ü0.05) during hot and cold ambiences as compared to moderate ambience. It was observed that decline in each value during hot ambience was greater than that of respective cold ambience. A significant (p¡Ü0.05) variation was observed in the mean values of vitamin E and C in each ambience in the animals of all physiological states. The mean values of both the vitamins of non pregnant milch animals were highest (p¡Ü0.05) whereas they were lowest (p¡Ü0.05) in pregnant dry animals. It could be concluded that extreme ambiences produced oxidative stress in the buffaloes of all physiological states. The depressed levels of endogenous vitamin E and C in the serum showed their depletion in the body probably to combat free radical scavengers. Vitamin E and C should be supplemented to protect the animals from oxidative stress.
%K Ambience
%K vitamin E and C
%K buffalo
%K Murrah
%K serum
%U http://www.jspb.ru/issues/2013/N1/JSPB_2013_1_28-34.pdf