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Physiological Comparison of Some Serum Biochemistry between Lactating and Non-Lactating Dairy Cows in Selected Dairy Farms of Dhaka District of Bangladesh

The present study was carried out to investigate the physiological comparison of some serum biochemistry between lactating and non-lactating dairy cows in selected dairy farms of Dhaka district of Bangladesh. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the serum parameters like glucose, total protein, total cholesterol, calcium and phosphorus concentration and these parameters were measured by the serum analyzer for lactating (n=50) and non-lactating (n=50) dairy cattle which were selected from various selected dairy farms of Dhaka district. The results (mean ± standard deviation) of the study showed that among the serum biochemical parameters total protein (84.2±1.18 gm/l) and total cholesterol (156.36± 3.41 mg/dl) level in non-lactating cows were higher than the value of lactating cows as (80.14±2.31 gm/l) and (138.21± 1.21 mg/dl). On the other hand, serum glucose, calcium and phosphorus level in lactating cows (68.12± 2.34 mg/dl), (12.06±3.21 mg/dl) and (8.30±0.20 mg/dl) respectively were found higher than the non-lactating cows (60.32 ±1.42 mg/dl), (10.48±5.60 mg/dl) and (6.31 ±0.12 mg/dl). In case of parity-wise biochemical parameters were insignificant variation was found. It may be concluded that biochemical parameters variation present between lactating cow and non-lactating cow is important for interpretation of laboratory data and also for physiological diagnosis.