Comparative efficacy of different herbal anti-stressors in crossbred dairy cows during parturition stress
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Dr. SAMPURNA NAND YADAV
Assam Agricultural University
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Anti-stressor, Dairy, Herbal, Milk yield, Parturition, StressAbstract
The present study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of different herbal anti-stressors on somatic and haemato-biochemical markers of stress during the peripartum period and their impact on milk yield in crossbred dairy cows. A total of 24 gravid crossbred cows approaching term were selected for the study and randomly divided into four equal groups. The control group (G1) received no treatment, while the treatment groups (G2, G3, and G4) were orally administered specific doses of different herbal anti-stressor preparations viz. Restobal, combination of Restobal, Exapar and Ketoroak, and Stenot Liquid, respectively. The results revealed that cows in the treatment groups exhibited significant improvements in various haemato-biochemical parameters, which were associated with an increase in milk yield compared to the control group. Specifically, the cows in treatment groups showed significantly higher levels of haemoglobin concentration, total erythrocyte counts, packed cell volume and neutrophil counts, along with elevated serum sodium and potassium levels. Additionally, there were reductions in serum cortisol, glutathione peroxidase, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, catalase, creatine kinase and cholesterol levels compared to the control group. In conclusion, the herbal treatments used in this study were found to be efficacious in relieving stress earlier than the untreated control group, leading to enhanced milk production in crossbred dairy cows during the peripartum period.
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