CHANGES IN SOME BLOOD CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR RELATION TO REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE IN PRE AND POSTPARTUM PERIODS IN EGYPTIAN BUFFALOES

Badr,, H. M.; Ashour, A. M.; Solouma, G. M.

doi:10.21608/jappmu.2002.254743

CHANGES IN SOME BLOOD CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR RELATION TO REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE IN PRE AND POSTPARTUM PERIODS IN EGYPTIAN BUFFALOES

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department of Animal Production, Fac. of Agric., Al-Azhar University, Nasr city, Cairo, Egypt.

² Department of Animal Production, Fac. of Agric., South Valley University, Souhag, Egypt.

10.21608/jappmu.2002.254743

Abstract

Serum total proteins, albumin, globulin, A/G ratio, alkaline phosphatase (AP) aspartate transaminase (AST) alanine transaminase (ALT), cholesterol and total lipids were estimated in 23 multiparous Egyptian buffaloes aged 5-11 years from 60^th days prepartum to 90^th day postpartum at 15 days intervals. Total proteins and globulin were high at 60^thday prepartum, then decreased gradually until parturition (P< 0.05) but increased again after parturition with fluctuation until 90^thday postpartum. Albumin was slightly fluctuated throughout the experimental period. Albumin/gbbulin ratio was low at 60^thday prepartum, then increased prior parturition until 90^thday postpartum. Concentration of AP was high at 60^thday prepartum then decreased towards parturition, statistically non-significant. AST, ALT, cholesterol and total lipids decreased (P< 0.01) from 60 days prepartum until parturition where they increased (P<0.05). The same parameters did not differ between the two groups. However, buffaloes which exhibited estrus (group1) showed a tendency to higher 0levels for all parameters than buffaloes which did not exhibit estrus (group2).

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