Blood Biochemical Profile and Nutritional Status of Dairy Cows under Field Conditions

Abstract

Present investigation was conducted to assess the serum biochemical profiles along with nutritional status of cattle under field conditions. The animals were grouped in to four categories depending on the land holding capacity of the farmers viz. landless, marginal, small and large. The nutritional status of the animals was assessed by measurement of body weight (BW) and body condition scores (BCS) and supplemented with blood biochemical profiling. The BW and BCS in pooled population were 316.63 ± 1.339 and 3.86 ± 0.037 respectively. BCS of cattle differed significantly (P<0.05) among all groups. The BW of cattle in landless category differed significantly (P<0.05) to all other categories. The values for blood glucose, total protein, albumin, A/G ratio and cholesterol were within normal range, whereas, serum Ca and P were below normal. The values of blood glucose, total protein, albumin, A/G ratio and Calcium showed no significant difference among all groups. The serum cholesterol of large category differed significantly (P<0.05) with landless and small category. The serum calcium of large category differed significantly (P<0.05) with landless and marginal category. It is concluded that cattle of this area are deficit in calcium and phosphorus though the nutritional requirements are being met.