Institute of Biotechnology, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Patwadangar-263128, Nainital, Uttarakhand
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Online published on 19 December, 2013.
The Ayurveda has detail mentions of importance of cow's milk, curd, ghee, urine and dung in the treatment of various human ailments. This kind of treatment is called Panchgavya therapy or cowpathy. Cattle rearing are different in mountainous regions as compared to the plains, pertaining to the climatic changes, which is a direct result of their different biochemical compositions. To prove the relevance of the fact that indigenous cows are unique and have better qualities than other breeds as well are better suited for the preparation of Panchagavya and other medicinal preparations, a comparative study was done between Sahiwal Breed, Cross-Breed, Badri cows (of the hilly regions), and Tulsi cows (local breed of Chattisgarh). 100 blood samples were collected, which comprised of 38 Sahiwal cows, 34 Badri cows, 18 Cross-Breed and 10 Tulsi cows. Serum was separated and certain biochemical tests were performed to quantify various parameters such as lipids and minerals over a period of 6 months. For the mineral profile, Badri cows showed maximum mean values for Calcium (09.50 ± 0.18), Chloride (102.89 ± 2.20) and Phosphorus (07.62 ± 0.53). Whereas, Tulsi and Sahiwal showed maximum values for Potassium (05.84 ± 0.09) and Sodium (05.84 ± 0.09) resp. Cross-Breed depicted around low values. For the lipid profile, Badri cows showed maximum mean values for HDL-Cholesterol (108.34 ± 3.08) and triglycerides (30.63 ± 2.17). Also their LDL-Cholesterol (bad cholesterol) was low as compared to Cross –Breed cows. Also, Cross-Breed showed maximum value for Cholesterol (183.95 + 4.28).[IM-24]
