EFFECT OF LOAD ON BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN MULES

P.S. Lamba; A. Moolchandani; M. Sareen; Y. Pal; Naveen Kumar Singh; K.C. Dagar; M. Nehara

Volume : IV, Issue : VI, June - 2015

EFFECT OF LOAD ON BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN MULES

P. S. Lamba, A. Moolchandani, M. Sareen, Y. Pal, Naveen Kumar Singh, K. C. Dagar, M. Nehara

Abstract :

The investigation was carried out to study the effects of load on biochemical parameters (glucose, cholesterol, urea and lactate) in mules. Five healthy mule 5 to 6 years of age were subjected to loading exercise (i.e. 10% draft load for 1 to 5 days and 20% draft load from 6th to 10th day). ANOVA revealed a highly significant (p≤0.01) increase in blood lactate and urea at 10% and 20% draft load. Cholesterol showed non– significant (p≤0.05) effect at 10% and showed highly significant (p≤0.01) effect at 20% draft load. Glucose indicated highly significant decrease at 10% and 20% draft load.