1Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, C.V.A.Sc., GBPUAT, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
2Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, C.V.A.Sc., GBPUAT, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
3Department of Animal genetics and Breeding, C.V.A.Sc., GBPUAT, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
4Department of Veterinary Pathology, C.V.A.Sc., GBPUAT, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
*Corresponding author: S Dhara; E-mail: souvikdhara2016@gmail.com
Online Published on 19 July, 2023.
Badri is the first registered indigenous cattle breed of Uttarakhand, mainly reared in hilly areas of the state. The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of lactation stages on hematological parameters. The study was carried out in forty healthy lactating cows divided into five groups with eight animals in each group during different stages of lactation viz. 0 to 60 days, 61 to 120 days, 121 to 180 days, 181 to 240 days and non-lactating animals. Hemoglobin (Hb), packed cell volume (PCV), total erythrocyte count (TEC), total leucocyte count (TLC), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), differential leucocyte count (DLC), absolute leucocyte count (ALC) and neutrophil: lymphocyte (N:L) were estimated. A significant effect of different stages of lactation on PCV, TEC, ESR, MCV, MCH, lymphocytes and neutrophils (p<0.05) was observed.
• Lactation stages affect hemo-cellular dynamics.
• Lactation stages has effect on PCV, TEC, ESR, MCV, MCH, lymphocytes and neutrophils.
Badri, Indigenous, Hematology, Lactation, Uttarakhand
