Effect of breed, production system and fecundity onserum alkaline phosphatase of goats from Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Andaman Local goats, Alkaline phosphatase activity, Fecundity, parity, Rearing condition, SerumAbstract
Limited information is available on alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity from goats of India. The present study aimed to measure ALP level on random population of ANI goats (n=83) on breed wise as Andaman Local goat (ALG) (n=53) and other admixtures (n=30), rearing condition as farmer’s field (n=10) and farm flocks (n=70), fecundity as number of kids from single (n=35) to multiple (n=48) and parity as singlet to triplet (n=49) and more than triplet (n=34). The blood serum was extracted from the animals for the study. The study results indicates the enzyme activity level was similar irrespective of all the variables analysed and non significant. This study firstly analysed the ALP enzyme level in ANI goats which provides base level information about these animals adaptation under this unique ecosystem. This can be considered as a preliminary study since ALP has many roles during advancement of pregnancy to early lactation that may provide the overall status of animal’s health during pre to post partum conditions for further investigation.
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