Table 5 Effect of misting and wallowing on serum metabolites, electrolytes, enzyme activity and redox status of heat stressed lactating Murrah buffaloes

<.0001*

<.0001*

0.1132

0.15

0.0203*

0.26

<.0001*

<.0001*

0.0054*

<.0001*

0.33

0.02*

0.2298

<.0001*

0.52

0.99

0.4618

0.95

0.48

0.65

20.27

1.87^a

47.49

129.94 ^b

6.72

89.51

40.20

10.01

304.6

4.86

20.19

1.80 ^b

48.07

153.83 ^a

6.56

89.45

39.40

10.05

314.49

4.80

19.94

1.84 ^ab

47.78

152.83 ^a

6.89

89.47

39.88

10.03

315.16

4.86

0.16

0.02

0.23

0.70

0.20

0.27

0.45

0.10

6.79

0.05

0.94

0.64

0.30

0.04*

0.003*

0.99

0.71

0.68

0.35

0.64

May

Control

19.53 ^d

1.91 ^d

47.53

129.17 ^b

5.33 ^b

89.13

39.99 ^ab

10.23 ^a

308.80

4.56 ^b

Misting

19.40^d

1.78 ^d

47.98

154.83 ^a

6.50 ^ab

89.10

38.03^b

10.38^a

305.60

4.60^b

Wallowing

19.70^cd

1.84 ^cd

47.93

151.5 ^a

7.17 ^a

89.10

38.72 ^ab

10.43 ^a

305.80

4.71 ^b

June

Control

20.03 ^abcd

1.77 ^abcd

48.33

128.67 ^b

7.17 ^a

89.60

39.10 ^ab

10.62 ^a

298.90

4.69 ^b

Misting

19.53 ^d

1.70 ^d

48.20

151.17 ^a

6.33 ^ab

89.53

38.53 ^ab

10.42 ^a

297.70

4.57 ^b

Wallowing

19.90 ^bcd

1.75 ^bcd

47.80

154.50 ^a

6.50 ^ab

89.67

38.93 ^ab

10.54 ^a

296.83

4.63 ^b

July

Control

21.00 ^ab

1.93 ^a

46.60

132.0 ^b

7.67^a

89.80

41.50^ab

9.18 ^b

306.1

5.34 ^a

Misting

20.90 ^abc

1.90 ^abc

48.02

155.50 ^a

6.83 ^ab

89.72

41.65 ^a

9.36^b

340.17

5.25^a

Wallowing

21.20 ^a

1.93 ^a

47.60

152.50 ^a

7.00 ^a

89.63

42.00 ^a

9.11 ^b

342.83

5.25 ^a

0.27

0.03

0.41

1.22

0.35

0.47

0.78

0.18

11.76

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