Effect of Poly-herbal mixture and butyric acid feeding on immune parameters of postpartum Murrah buffaloes

Abstract

The present study was conducted in 24 Murrah buffaloes to study the effect of supplementation of poly-herbal mixture and butyric acid with the objective to reduce parturition stress and to improve immunity. In this study, control group i.e T 0 (n=6) was offered ration as per NRC requirement plus 10 % and the rest of three supplemented groups T 1, T 2 and T 3 (n=6 for each group) were offered ration as per control group along with three different supplementations, (T 1 = poly-herbal supplementation for seven day post partum, T 2 = poly-herbal supplementation for seven day post partum + 200 ml butyric acid supplementation (30 day prepartum and 30 day postpartum) and T 3 = 200 ml butyric acid supplementation (30 day prepartum and 30 day postpartum). Total leukocyte count (TLC) values in all groups showed decreasing trend as observed on 1 st , 2 nd and 5 th days of postpartum. On the 1 st day of postpartum, blood neutrophil percentage was found significantly lower (p<0.05) in T 2 and T 3 group as compared to T 0 group. On the 5th day of postpartum, blood neutrophil percentage were found significantly lower (p<0.05) in T 1, T 2 and T 3 groups as compared to T 0 group. On day one postpartum, the phagocytic activity (PA) and myeloperoxidase activity (MA) was significantly higher (p<0.05) in the T 2 and T 3 group of buffaloes in comparison to T 0 group. On the 5 th day of postpartum PA and MA were found to be significantly higher (p<0.05) in the T 1, T 2 and T 3 group of buffaloes in comparison to T 0 group. These results indicate that supplementation of poly-herbal, poly-herbal + butyric acid and butyric acid during the transition period reduces the stress and improves immunity in Murrah buffaloes. Out of all the supplemented groups, maximum improvement was observed in the polyherbal+butyric acid supplemented group.

Potentiating immunity of dairy animals during transition period through herbs - A review

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Effect of Garlic (Allium sativum) Supplementation on Nutrient Utilization, Gastrointestinal Parasites and Haemato-biochemical Profile of Crossbred Calves

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