BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES OF WHOLE BLOOD AND BLOOD SERUM OF LACTATING COWS, BOVINE AND BUFFALO CALVES, IN RELATION TO VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

Document Type : Research article

Authors

Dept. of Animal Hygiene and Preventive Medicine. Faculty of Vet. Med., Assiut University

Abstract

The influence of the environmental climatic conditions during different seasons on some biochemical constituents of blood of dairy cattle, bovine and buffalo calves was studied. Total serum protein reached its maximum level during summer months.
The non-protein nitrogen and blood urea were higher during autumn and summer than other seasons.
Cholesterol content increased during spring and autumn