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ArticleVeterinary world2017

Effect of season on physiological, biochemical, hormonal, and oxidative stress parameters of indigenous sheep.

Sawankumar D Rathwa, A A Vasava, M M Pathan, S P Madhira, Y G Patel, A M Pande

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Sawankumar D RathwaDepartment of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India.
A A VasavaDepartment of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India.
M M PathanDepartment of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India.
S P MadhiraDepartment of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India.
Y G PatelDepartment of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India.
A M PandeDepartment of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India.
Anand Agricultural University · IN

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Abstract

aimThis study was conducted to evaluate the impact of summer and winter season on physiological, biochemical, hormonal, and antioxidant parameters in Indigenous sheep. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe research was carried out during summer and winter season. 8 adult apparently healthy female sheep (aged 2-4 years) of similar physiological status were selected. Daily ambient temperature and relative humidity were recorded to calculate the temperature-humidity index (THI). The THI value of summer and winter season were 82.55 and 59.36, respectively, which indicate extreme hot condition during summer season and extreme cold condition during winter season. Physiological parameters were recorded daily during the experimental periods. Blood samples were collected at weekly interval and analyzed for biochemical, hormonal, and antioxidant parameters. The results were analyzed using completely randomized design.

resultsFrom data obtained in this study, we found that higher THI during summer have significant effect over various physiological, biochemical, hormonal, and enzymatic indices of indigenous sheep. The physiological response such as rectal temperature, respiration rate (RR), pulse rate (PR), and skin temperature (ST) was increased significantly. We also found a significant increase in some biochemical parameters such as blood urea nitrogen (BUN), uric acid, creatinine (Cr), alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), sodium (Na), and potassium (K). The level of cortisol hormone and superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and lipid peroxidase (LPO) antioxidants increased significantly during summer. Whereas, some parameters such as glucose, cholesterol, calcium (Ca), inorganic phosphorus (IP), triiodothyronine (T

conclusionIt was concluded that the THI is a sensitive indicator of heat stress and is impacted by ambient temperature more than the relative humidity in Indigenous sheep. Higher THI is associated with significant increase in RT, RR, PR, ST, BUN, uric acid, Cr, ALT, AST, Na, K, cortisol, SOD, GPx, and LPO and with a significant decrease in glucose, cholesterol, Ca, IP, T

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biochemicalindigenous sheepphysiologicaltemperature humidity index

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