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A note on draught capacity in castrated and entire male buffaloes as reflected in some blood constituents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

O. P. Nangia ,
R. D. Rana ,
Narinder Singh  and
A. Ahmad
O. P. Nangia
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Sciences, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar-125004, India
R. D. Rana
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Sciences, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar-125004, India
Narinder Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Sciences, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar-125004, India
A. Ahmad
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Sciences, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar-125004, India
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Abstract

Castrated and entire male buffalo calves of about 2 years of age were made to work by pulling a stone roller weighing 80 kg at a constant speed of about 3 km/h on even ‘Kachha’ ground for 3 h. Blood levels of lactic acid and pyruvic acid and the Icteric index increased, whereas blood levels of bicarbonate and proteins decreased in response to exercise. No change was observed in blood glucose or chloride levels. There was no difference in the concentrations of blood constituents of the two groups.

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Animal Production , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , October 1978 , pp. 237 - 240
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1978

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