Effect of selenium and copper supplementation on blood metabolic profile in male buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves

Biological Trace Element Research
Vishal MudgalVijay Prakash Varshney

Abstract

Twenty male buffalo calves (8-9 months, 112.1 +/- 7.69 kg) were divided into four groups of five animals in each and fed diets without (T1) or supplemented with 0.3 ppm selenium (Se) (T2), 0.3 ppm Se + 10 ppm copper (Cu) (T3), and 10 ppm Cu (T4) for 120 days during which blood samples were collected on day 0, 40, 80, and 120. Concentrations of glucose, total protein, urea, uric acid, and creatinine were similar in all the four groups, but the level of globulin was significantly (P < 0.01) increased in groups T2 and T3, leading to reduced levels of albumin and A:G ratio (P < 0.01) in these groups. The level of different serum enzymes viz. lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT), and glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) and hormones viz. T3, T4, testosterone and insulin and T4:T3 ratio were similar (P > 0.05) among the four groups. It was deduced that supplementation of 0.3 ppm Se and/or 10.0 ppm of Cu had no effect on blood metabolic profile in buffalo calves, except for an increased globulin level, indicating improved immunity status of these animals.

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May 1, 2012·Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences : PJBS· MahimaVishal Mudgal
Jun 10, 2009·Biological Trace Element Research·Mahima ChaudharyVishal Mudgal
Sep 29, 2011·Biological Trace Element Research·Vishal MudgalVijay Prakash Varshney
Jun 5, 2012·Biological Trace Element Research·Dahui WangChengfu Wang
Nov 15, 2020·Biological Trace Element Research·Muhammad Adeel ArshadFaiz-Ul Hassan

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