1Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati-781 022, Assam
Division of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu-181 102, J&K
*E-mail address: devi.jonali@yahoo.com
Online published on 5 March, 2014.
The present study was conducted in thirty six Assam local male kids of three months of age and reared up to 7 months of age. The animals were divided in to Gr I (control, without zinc supplementation), Gr II (Inorganic, with inorganic zinc supplementation) and Gr III (Organic, with organic zinc supplementation). The experimental kids received concentrate mixture @ 50 g/day/goat up to 5 months and then @ 100 g/day/goat up to 7 months of age in addition to their free range grazing. Both the zinc-supplemented groups showed an increasing trend of ALP, ALT and AST activities as measured at fortnightly intervals from 4 to 7 months of age and the values were found to be significantly higher (P<0.05) than the control group at different ages. Again, the organic zinc-fed group kids showed relatively higher activities of all the three enzymes than those of inorganic group.
Kids, Serum enzymes, Zinc supplementation
