National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The present investigation was conducted at the Bull Mother Experimental Farm, College of Veterinary Science & A.H., Anjora, Durg. Age group of Sahiwal cattle 0 to 6 and 6 to 12 months, the days required for appearance of white hairs was relatively lesser (43.33±1.20 and 42.8±4.93 days) at 7 and 8 seconds, respectively for copper metal during freeze branding. In 12 – 18 months of age group, minimum days (49.8±7.15) required for appearance of white hairs were seen at 18 seconds of exposure time using stainless steel metal. Age group of 0 to 6, 6 to 12 and 12 to 18 months, the 100 percent legibility of white hairs was seen mostly for stainless steel metal. The weak legibility of white hairs was seen in above 18 months of age group which can be attributed to the thickness of skin of animals which may have become thicker with advancement of age. Stainless steel metal was better than copper metal as 7.5 per cent animals scored 5. Hence, it was concluded that stainless steel metal is better for all age group over copper metal. The mean value of neutrophils, before and after freeze branding, was 20.28±1.62 and 22.62±2.47%, respectively within the normal range and could not be an indication of stress associated with freeze branding.
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