Reference values for haematological and biochemical profile in adult Indian buffaloes

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  • Kanwarpal Singh Dhillon Department of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India
  • Charanjit Singh Randhawa Department of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India
  • Kuldip Gupta Department of Veterinary Pathology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India
  • Raj Sukhbir Singh Department of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India
  • Sushma Chhabra Department of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India

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Bubalus bubalis, buffaloes, haematology, biochemistry, physiological status, reference values

Abstract

The study was conducted on 187 graded Niliravi and Murrah buffaloes, 1 to 15 years, representing 15 districts of Punjab. Blood samples were collected two times from each buffalo. Mean values TEC, TLC, absolute lymphocyte numbers and activity of creatine kinase were higher in pregnant and non-pregnant heifers. Total serum bilirubin was higher in lactating pregnant buffaloes compared to lactating non-pregnant buffaloes. There was no difference (P≤0.05) in red cell parameters, platelet count, total leukocytes count (TLC), differential leukocyte counts (DLC), total serum protein, albumin, total bilirubin, cholesterol, plasma fibrinogen, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphokinase (ALKP), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), creatine kinase (CK), sodium (Na), potassium (K) and calcium (Ca) and iron metabolism analytes when compared by breed, parity and milk yield. Reference values were expressed as mean, standard deviation, range, reference intervals (5th to 95th percentiles) and as 95% confidence intervals of mean. The established reference values will be useful for the interpretation of haematolgical and biochemical profile for clinical diagnosis in buffaloes in the region.

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Author Biographies

Kanwarpal Singh Dhillon, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India

M.V.Sc. Student, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, India

Charanjit Singh Randhawa, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India

Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, India

Kuldip Gupta, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India

Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, India

Raj Sukhbir Singh, Department of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India

Associate Professor, Department of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, India

Sushma Chhabra, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India

Senior Scientist, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, India

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Published

2020-06-29

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Dhillon, K. S., Randhawa, C. S., Gupta, K., Singh, R. S., & Chhabra, S. (2020). Reference values for haematological and biochemical profile in adult Indian buffaloes. Buffalo Bulletin, 39(2), 145–154. Retrieved from https://kuojs.lib.ku.ac.th/index.php/BufBu/article/view/2108

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