Biochemical And Micro-Mineral Status Of Yak (Poephagus  Grunniens L.) Reared Under High Altitude Traditional  Migratory System

R Pourouchottamane; A  Chatterjee; B C Saravanan; M A  Kataktalware; Aditya Mishra; Showkeen Muzamil; P K Pankaj

doi:10.48165/

Authors

R Pourouchottamane National Research Centre on Yak, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh - 790 101 (India)
A Chatterjee National Research Centre on Yak, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh - 790 101 (India)
B C Saravanan National Research Centre on Yak, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh - 790 101 (India)
M A Kataktalware National Research Centre on Yak, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh - 790 101 (India)
Aditya Mishra National Research Centre on Yak, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh - 790 101 (India)
Showkeen Muzamil National Research Centre on Yak, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh - 790 101 (India)
P K Pankaj National Research Centre on Pig, ICAR, Rani, Guwahati, Assam - 781 131 (India)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Biochemical analysis, blood, haematology, high altitude, migratory system, physiological response, trace element, yak

Abstract

The present study was conducted on thirty apparently healthy adult yaks of either sex reared under traditional migratory free range system of rearing. Blood samples were analyzed for normal hematology, serum biochemical parameters and micro-mineral status of yaks when grazed in summer grazing ground and winter grazing ground. Hemoglobin content in yaks in summer grazing grounds was significantly (P0.01) higher than that of animals in winter pastures. Red blood corpuscle (RBC) counts, white blood cell (WBC) counts, erythrocytic sedimentation rate (ESR) and packed cell volume (PCV) in yaks were similar in both summer and winter pasture. Similarly, no significant difference was observed in any of the biochemical parameters studied. The mean cobalt and zinc values in blood were significantly higher in animals grazing in summer grazing ground than those in winter grazing ground. However, the mean copper value was lower than the critical value indicating possible Cu deficiency.

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