Mineral profile of water buffaloes under different physiological and production status in Western Maharashtra

R K JADHAV; A A DAR; U DIMRI; PANKAJ KUMAR; M C SHARMA

doi:10.56093/ijans.v88i2.79329

Authors

R K JADHAV Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udgir
A A DAR Assistant Professor, SKAUST, Kashmir
U DIMRI Principal Scientist, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna
PANKAJ KUMAR Senior Scientist, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna
M C SHARMA Principal Scientist, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v88i2.79329

Keywords:

Buffalo, Mineral profile, Physiological state, Western Maharashtra

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to assess the mineral status of buffaloes in different physiological and production status in 4 districts of Western Maharashtra. Blood samples randomly collected from lactating buffaloes, nonlactating buffaloes and buffalo calves were analyzed for minerals including calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, zinc, iron and cobalt. The mean concentration of plasma macro-minerals was within the normal range with marginal deficiency of calcium. Micro-mineral analysis revealed significant deficiency of copper, zinc and cobalt in lactating buffaloes followed by non-lactating buffaloes and least in buffalo calves. Marginal deficiency of plasma iron was observed and was non-significantly different among different physiological groups of buffaloes. The present findings indicate the significance of developing area specific mineral mixture.

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