Association of Some Haematological and Metabolic Parameters with Cold Stress in Female Marwari Sheep

Author: Babita Kumari, Sunita Pareek, Ruchi Maan and Mohit Jain

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Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the relationship between hematological and metabolic parameters in Marwari sheep in cold stress. A total of 180 animals were screened for sampling, 90 in moderate and 90 in cold environment. Blood samples were collected from healthy female Marwari sheep. Blood metabolites and hematological parameters were evaluated by their standard method. The parameters include metabolites (glucose, total protein, urea, creatinine, cholesterol) and hematological indicators (hemoglobin, PCV, ESR). The higher average values of metabolites (except total plasma proteins) cold environmental temperatures, suggesting that cold stress positively correlates to the metabolites. The lower average mean values of hematological parameters were observed in cold environmental temperatures, suggesting that cold stress negatively correlates to the hematological parameters. The findings from this study highlight that metabolic and haematological parameters behave differently as a result of changing seasons. Therefore, this study provided helpful insights into physiological adaptations towards environmental cold stress.

Keywords

Metabolites, Sheep, Haematological, Glucose, Cholesterol, Cold Stress, Correlation

Conclusion

According to this study we concluded that sheep adapt to cold environments by altering their body's metabolic and haematological condition in order to manage stress.

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Babita Kumari, Sunita Pareek, Ruchi Maan and Mohit Jain (2023). Association of Some Hematolgy and Metabolic Parameters with Cold Stress in Female Marwari Sheep. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(10): 1671-1674.