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24-06-2015)
16.
Effect of infrared lamps to ameliorate cold
stress in Vrindavani calves - Showkat A. Bhat, Bharat
Bhushan, Sajad A. Sheikh, T. Chandrasekar, Asu Singh Godara,
Pranay Bharti and K. Puhle Japheth
Veterinary World, 8(6): 777-782
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2015.777-782
Showkat
A. Bhat: Livestock
Production and Management Section, National Dairy Research
Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India;
drshowkatbhat813@gmail.com
Bharat
Bhushan: Division
of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute,
Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India;
bhushan.drbharat.@gmail.com
Sajad
A. Sheikh:
Division of Poultry Science, Central Avian Research Institute,
Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India;
sajadhassan5191@gmail.com
T.
Chandrasekar:
Livestock Production and Management Section, National Dairy
Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India; chandrulpm1986@gmail.com
Asu
Singh Godara:
Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary
Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India;
drasgodaraivri@gmail.com
Pranay
Bharti: Livestock
Production and Management Section, National Dairy Research
Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India; dr12pranay@gmail.com
K.
Puhle Japheth: Livestock Production and Management Section,
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India;
puhleveto7@gmail.com
Received: 31-01-2015, Revised: 16-05-2015, Accepted: 23-05-2015,
Published online: 24-06-2015
Corresponding author:
Showkat A. Bhat,
e-mail: drshowkatbhat813@gmail.com
Citation:
Bhat SA, Bhushan B,
Sheikh SA, Chandrasekar T, Godara AS, Bharti P, Japheth KP (2015)
Effect of infrared lamps to ameliorate cold stress in Vrindavani
calves, Veterinary World 8(6):777-782.
Abstract
Aim:
This study was conducted to determine the effect of infrared
lamps to ameliorate cold stress in Vrindavani (Holstein Friesian ×
Brown Swiss × Jersey × Hariana) calves.
Materials and Methods: For the present investigation, ten
newborn Vrindavani calves were randomly divided into two groups (G 1
and G2) of five each. The
experiment was conducted from 2nd November
to 8th February when the environmental
temperature was at the lowest. The calves of G1
were provided with no additional protection while
the calves of G2 were protected against the
cold weather by providing heat using the infrared lamps. The body
weight (kg) of the calves was recorded at weekly interval. The
blood samples collected within 6 h of birth and then at
fortnightly interval were analyzed for packed cell volume (PCV,
%), hemoglobin (Hb, g/dl). Besides, the serum biochemical
parameters, viz., Total serum protein (TSP, g/l), albumin
(g/l), globulin (g/l), albumin globulin ratio (A:G) and important
stress parameters, viz., triiodothyronine (T3,
ng/ml), thyroxine (T4, ng/ml) and cortisol (ng/ml)
were also estimated.
Results: The calves of G 2
showed higher body weight gain as compared to G1.
The differences were found to be highly significant (p<0.01). The
calves in G1 showed comparatively higher
values of PCV and Hb and the differences were found to be
significant (p<0.05) on 45th day for PCV and
highly significant (p<0.01) on 60th day for
PCV and on 45th day for Hb. The values of
TSP and albumin were comparatively higher in calves of G1
as compared to G2 and the
differences were highly significant (p<0.01) on 45th
day for both TSP and albumin and significant
(p<0.05) on 60th day for albumin.
Significantly (p<0.01) higher values of cortisol and T4
were observed on 15 and 45th
day in calves of G1 as compared to G2.
The T3 levels were also found higher in
calves of G1 than G2
and the differences were significant (p<0.05) on 15 and 30th
day and highly significant (p<0.01) on 45th
day of the study.
Conclusion: Based on the results, it could be concluded that
the infrared lamps are efficient in providing favorable
microclimate and hence can be effectively used in calf shed to
protect newborn calves from adverse conditions of winter and to
improve their body growth performance.
Keywords: body weight, cold stress, infrared
lamps, Vrindavani calves.
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