Profiling of serum biochemical indices in Changra goats reared under pastoral system in traditional areas of Changthang and under intensive management in Ladakh

Abstract

Blood samples for serum biochemical studies were collected from representative number of goats of both sexes and different age groups. The biochemical studies included blood glucose, total protein, albumin, globulin, albumin: globulin ratio, AST, ALT, ALP, BUN, creatinine, and total cholesterol using diagnostic kits and semi-automatic blood chemistry analyser. The overall mean values of various biochemical indices observed in Changra goats were blood glucose 62.967±0.884 mg/dL, total serum protein 5.932 ± 0.037gm/dL, albumin 3.091 ± 0.024gm/dL, globulin 2.838 ± 0.035gm/dL, albumin: globulin ratio 1.157 ± 0.031, ALP 234.163 ± 5.380 IU/L, AST 78.095 ± 1.932 IU/L, ALT 19.972 ± 0.704 IU/L, blood urea 28.755 ± 0.677 mg/dL, creatinine 0.814 ± 0.024 mg/dL, and cholesterol 138.093 ± 1.275 mg/dL. In general, age and sex did not appear to have any significant effect on the biochemical indices studied. However, significant area effects were observed on all the biochemical indices.