TY  - JOUR
AB  - 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 (µmol L-1) of serum vitamin E and C were 4.31±0.03 and 23.34±0.33, respectively during moderate ambience. The mean values of both the vitamin E and C depressed significantly (p≤0.05) 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≤0.05) 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≤0.05) whereas they were lowest (p≤0.05) 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.
AU  - Joshi, A.
AU  - Kataria, N.
AU  - Kataria, A. K.
AU  - Pandey, N.
AU  - Asopa, S.
AU  - Sankhala, L. N.
AU  - Pachaury, R.
AU  - Khan, S.
DA  - 2013
ET  - 2013
KW  - Ambience
vitamin E and C
buffalo
Murrah
serum
M1  - 1
M3  - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
PY  - 2013
SE  - 28
SN  - 1997-0838
SP  - 28-34
ST  - Stress related variations in serum vitamin E and C levels of Murrah buffaloes
T2  - Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry
TI  - Stress related variations in serum vitamin E and C levels of Murrah buffaloes
UR  - http://www.jspb.ru/issues/2013/N1/JSPB_2013_1_28-34.pdf
VL  - 9
ID  - 3
ER  -