Assessment of Summer Stress and Management with Poly Herbal Anti-Stressor Product (Restobal) in Buffaloes

Abstract

Variations in the different environmental parameters including temperature, wind velocity, pressure and relative humidity had influenced the bovines and reduce the feed intake further leads to the reduction in the milk production. The present study was conducted to evaluate the summer stress and to record the efficacy of polyherbal anti-stressor product (Restobal®, M/s Ayurvet Limited) against the management of summer stress in buffaloes with hyperthermia. Twenty buffaloes with hyperthermia were selected during the summer period and divided into two equal groups. Group I buffaloes (control group) with hyperthermia were treated for hyperthermia alone and buffaloes under group II (treatment group) was treated for hyperthermia along with the oral polyherbal anti stressors product. Whole blood and serum were collected on the 0th day, 3rd day and 5th day of treatment for laboratory analysis. Buffaloes in the treatment group showed the increased total leukocyte, neutrophil and lymphocyte count, elevated serum glutathione peroxidase levels and reduced serum cortisol levels when compared with the buffaloes in the control group. The present study concluded that polyherbal anti stressor product (Restobal which contains Ocimum sanctum, Phyllanthus emblica, Mangifera indica and Withania somnifera) is recommended as supportive therapy in the management of summer stress along with the treatment of hyperthermia in buffaloes.