Climate change of the earth is a unanimously accepted reality and probably one of the most prominent challenges for scientists, development workers, policy makers and stakeholders. Average global temperature is likely to rise by 2 to 11.5 0 F and the predicted increase in CO2 level will be 800 ppm from the present 400 ppm by 2100 (IPCC, 2007). The rise in CO2 level increases heat stress. Change...

Assessment of the diet adaptation period is critical for feeding experiments in ruminants to have significant changes concerned parameters. An vitro trial was conducted investigate impact sampling at different time periods (day 0, 11, 21, and 60) determine feed treatment over ruminal fermentation parameters crossbred Karan-Fries cattle (Bos taurus) Murrah (Bubalus bubalis) heifers. Two types to...

AIM The present investigation was undertaken to study the impact of heat stress and hypercapnia on physiological, hematological, and behavioral profile of Tharparkar and Karan Fries (KF) heifers. MATERIALS AND METHODS The animals of both the breeds of Tharparkar and KF were exposed at different temperatures and CO2 levels. Exposure conditions of 25°C, 400 ppm CO2 level, and 60% relative humid...

AIM The present study was aimed to study the use of cell counts as an early indicator of mammary health. MATERIALS AND METHODS Milk and blood cell counts were estimated from 8 healthy, 8 subclinical (SCM), and 8 clinically mastitis (CM) groups of Karan Fries (KF) cows. RESULTS Total leucocyte counts and neutrophil percent in blood and milk somatic cells and milk neutrophil percent of health...

Temperature variability impact on physiological, hematological and biochemical parameters of growing and adult Karan Fries cattle was studied during hot humid, winter, spring and summer. During forenoon and afternoon the respiration rate (RR) and rectal temperature (RT) increased by 4.67 and 3.67 breaths/min and 0.87°C and 0.77°C respectively in growing KF cows during summer over spring. The re...