Effect of dietary Chromium, vitamin E and Selenium supplementation on biochemical and physiological parameters of Holstein Friesian cows under heat stress

A study was carried out for a period of 90 days during the summer season with the inclusion of chromium propionate and vitamin E with selenium, in the feed to investigate their effect on 24 uniparous lactating Holstein Friesian cows in an early phase of lactation. Cows were randomly assigned to fou...

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Main Authors: T RAGHUNANDAN, J RAZIA SULTANA, A SARAT CHANDRA, M GNANA PRAKASH, M VENKATESWARLU, D B V RAMANA
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Published: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2022-06-01
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/109736
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author T RAGHUNANDAN
J RAZIA SULTANA
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M GNANA PRAKASH
M VENKATESWARLU
D B V RAMANA
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description A study was carried out for a period of 90 days during the summer season with the inclusion of chromium propionate and vitamin E with selenium, in the feed to investigate their effect on 24 uniparous lactating Holstein Friesian cows in an early phase of lactation. Cows were randomly assigned to four supplemental doses of 0 (T0); 500 IU/animal/day of vitamin E and 0.3 mg/kg DM of selenium (T1); 0.5 mg/kg DM of chromium propionate (T2) and 0.5 mg/kg DM of chromium propionate, 500 IU/animal/day of vitamin E and 0.3 mg/kg DM of selenium (T3). The mean THI value in the morning was 75.10±0.42 and 80.01±0.64 in the afternoon indicating that the animals were under mild to moderate heat stress. Increase in the DMI was found in the supplemented groups with a significant difference between control and T3 group. Milk yield differed significantly between the control and supplemented groups. The hematological profile did not vary significantly among the groups. Supplementation of chromium along with vitamin E and selenium decreased the cortisol level and glutathione peroxidase activity signigicantly in the T3 group. Chromium supplemented groups (T2 and T3) showed greater increase in mean total protein, albumin concentration and A/G ratio. However, the mean values for thyroid profile, liver enzymes, superoxide dismutase, catalase, globulin, total cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, urea, creatinine were comparable among the four groups. Statistical analysis revealed that the rectal temperature, respiratory rate, and pulse rate in supplemented groups were significantly reduced. The findings showed that chromium supplementation plays a significant role in alleviating thermal stress and is further more beneficial when supplemented with proven antioxidants vitamin E and selenium.
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spelling doaj.art-5fce6907ae014041ba57bc0438296d282023-02-08T11:23:22ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndian Journal of Animal Sciences0367-83182394-33272022-06-0192710.56093/ijans.v92i7.109736Effect of dietary Chromium, vitamin E and Selenium supplementation on biochemical and physiological parameters of Holstein Friesian cows under heat stressT RAGHUNANDAN0J RAZIA SULTANA1A SARAT CHANDRAM GNANA PRAKASH2M VENKATESWARLU3D B V RAMANA4PV Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030 IndiaPV Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030 IndiaPV Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030 IndiaPV Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030 IndiaPV Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 030 India A study was carried out for a period of 90 days during the summer season with the inclusion of chromium propionate and vitamin E with selenium, in the feed to investigate their effect on 24 uniparous lactating Holstein Friesian cows in an early phase of lactation. Cows were randomly assigned to four supplemental doses of 0 (T0); 500 IU/animal/day of vitamin E and 0.3 mg/kg DM of selenium (T1); 0.5 mg/kg DM of chromium propionate (T2) and 0.5 mg/kg DM of chromium propionate, 500 IU/animal/day of vitamin E and 0.3 mg/kg DM of selenium (T3). The mean THI value in the morning was 75.10±0.42 and 80.01±0.64 in the afternoon indicating that the animals were under mild to moderate heat stress. Increase in the DMI was found in the supplemented groups with a significant difference between control and T3 group. Milk yield differed significantly between the control and supplemented groups. The hematological profile did not vary significantly among the groups. Supplementation of chromium along with vitamin E and selenium decreased the cortisol level and glutathione peroxidase activity signigicantly in the T3 group. Chromium supplemented groups (T2 and T3) showed greater increase in mean total protein, albumin concentration and A/G ratio. However, the mean values for thyroid profile, liver enzymes, superoxide dismutase, catalase, globulin, total cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, urea, creatinine were comparable among the four groups. Statistical analysis revealed that the rectal temperature, respiratory rate, and pulse rate in supplemented groups were significantly reduced. The findings showed that chromium supplementation plays a significant role in alleviating thermal stress and is further more beneficial when supplemented with proven antioxidants vitamin E and selenium. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/109736Chromium propionateCowsheat stressvitaminESelenium
spellingShingle T RAGHUNANDAN
J RAZIA SULTANA
A SARAT CHANDRA
M GNANA PRAKASH
M VENKATESWARLU
D B V RAMANA
Effect of dietary Chromium, vitamin E and Selenium supplementation on biochemical and physiological parameters of Holstein Friesian cows under heat stress
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
Chromium propionate
Cows
heat stress
vitaminE
Selenium
title Effect of dietary Chromium, vitamin E and Selenium supplementation on biochemical and physiological parameters of Holstein Friesian cows under heat stress
title_full Effect of dietary Chromium, vitamin E and Selenium supplementation on biochemical and physiological parameters of Holstein Friesian cows under heat stress
title_fullStr Effect of dietary Chromium, vitamin E and Selenium supplementation on biochemical and physiological parameters of Holstein Friesian cows under heat stress
title_full_unstemmed Effect of dietary Chromium, vitamin E and Selenium supplementation on biochemical and physiological parameters of Holstein Friesian cows under heat stress
title_short Effect of dietary Chromium, vitamin E and Selenium supplementation on biochemical and physiological parameters of Holstein Friesian cows under heat stress
title_sort effect of dietary chromium vitamin e and selenium supplementation on biochemical and physiological parameters of holstein friesian cows under heat stress
topic Chromium propionate
Cows
heat stress
vitaminE
Selenium
url https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/109736
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