Effect of replacement of buffalo meat with chicken on haematological and serum metabolite profile of captive Indian leopards (Panthera pardus fusca)

ROSHAN M SARODE; ASIT DAS; YOGESH BHARDWAJ; PUTAN SINGH; MOHINI SAINI; ANIL K SHARMA; ASHOK K VERMA

doi:10.56093/ijans.v88i6.80901

Authors

ROSHAN M SARODE ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
ASIT DAS Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
YOGESH BHARDWAJ ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
PUTAN SINGH Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
MOHINI SAINI ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
ANIL K SHARMA Incharge, Centre for Wildlife Conservation, Management and Disease Surveillance
ASHOK K VERMA Head, Animal Nutrition Division, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v88i6.80901

Keywords:

Buffalo meat, Chicken, Haematological profile, Indian leopard, Serum

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