Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
Bharat S Siddhapara, Virendra K Singh, Sandhya S Chaudhary, Gopal Puri, Axay B Joshi, Tanvi D Manat and Prashant G Rathod

Abstract:
The present study was conducted to study the alteration of oxidative stress markers, hepatic enzymes and macro-minerals in diarrheic Surti buffalo calves. Selection of 30 Surti buffalo calves was done and categorized as diarrheic (n=20) and healthy (n=10) calves. Blood was collected from diarrheic calves as soon as diarrhea was reported along with simultaneous blood collection from healthy calf. Blood was analyzed for hepatic enzymes viz.,Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and Aspartate aminotransferase (AST); macro-minerals like Calcium (Ca), Phosphorus (P) and Magnesium (Mg) and oxidative stress parameters such as Lipid peroxidation (LPO), Reduced glutathione (GSH), Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and Total antioxidant status (TAS). Results revealed that in diarrheic calves significantly (p≤0.05) higher levels for ALT, AST, Mg and LPO whereas significantly (p≤0.05) lower values of Ca, GSH, SOD and TAS were observed as compared to healthy calves. These results led to conclusion that early changes in diarrheic Surti buffalo calves include hepatic and renal impairment, GIT malabsorption and oxidative stress.