Table 6 Effect of misting and wallowing on endocrine parameters of heat stressed lactating Murrah buffaloes

<.0001*

<.0001*

0.0537

0.0003*

0.0009*

<.0001*

0.0527

0.9234

3.34 ^c

83.83^c

1.67

38.82

2.83^a

57.52^a

1.35

39.16

3.15 ^b

76.54^b

1.73

38.04

0.14

5.59

0.07

1.31

<.0001*

<.0001*

0.3300

0.9091

May

Control

2.27 ^cd

55.25 ^cd

1.61

45.98

Misting

2.23^cd

39.71^de

1.59

46.74

Wallowing

2.19 ^d

34.19 ^e

2.05

44.35

June

Control

2.79 ^bcd

45.82 ^cde

1.51

31.54

Misting

3.31 ^b

55.56 ^cd

1.24

35.17

Wallowing

2.81 ^bcd

59.29 ^bc

1.32

33.17

July

Control

4.96 ^a

150.4^a

1.88

35.30

Misting

2.94 ^bc

77.29 ^b

1.23

37.57

Wallowing

4.44 ^a

136.13 ^b

1.82

38.23

0.16

4.06

0.19

3.52