Effects of Transportation to Tibet on Serum Biochemical Indices of Sanhe Heifer

  • ZHANG Xinyu ,
  • ZHENG Yuhui ,
  • Yixiduoji ,
  • LI Shengli
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  • State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China

Received date: 2021-09-18

  Online published: 2022-04-14

Abstract

The objective of this study was to explore the effects of transportation to Tibet on serum biochemical indices of Sanhe heifers. Among the 60 Sanhe heifers transported to Tibet, 12 individuals with the age of 12 to 14 months and similar body weight[(304.12±12.02) kg] were randomly selected, according to the transportation route, the blood samples of 12 heifers were collected in three locations using the tail root blood collection method, including the transportation starting point (before transportation, Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, altitude 700 m), the transition (during transportation, Xining City, Qinghai Province, altitude 2 260 m) and the destination point (after transportation, Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, altitude 3 650 m), and the serum antioxidant indices were detected. The results showed as follows:1) the serum superoxide dismutase (SOD) activcity before transportation and after transportation was significantly higher than that during transportation (P<0.05), and the serum catalase activcity and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) content before transportation and during transportation were significantly lower than those after transportation (P<0.05). 2) The contents of immunoglobulin and cytokine in serum before transportation, during transportation and after transportation were no significant difference (P>0.05). 3) The serum insulin (INS) content during transportation and after transportation was significantly lower than that before transportation (P<0.05), the serum cortisol (COR) content after transportation was significantly lower than that before transportation (P<0.05), and the serum thyroid hormone (T4) content before transportation and during transportation was significantly higher than that after transportation (P<0.05). 4) The serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and total protein and albumin contents during transportation and after transportation were significantly higher than those before transportation (P<0.05), and the serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity during transportation was significantly higher than that before transportation and after transportation (P<0.05). 5) The contents of glucose (GLU) and calcium ion (Ca2+) in serum during transportation and after transportation were significantly higher than those before transportation (P<0.05), the serum phosphorus ion (P5+) content after transportation was significantly higher than that before transportation and during transportation (P<0.05), and the serum urea nitrogen (UN) content before transportation and after transportation was significantly higher than that during transportation (P<0.05). Collectively, in the process of transportation to Tibet in this experiment, the serum antioxidant indices, hormone contents and a part of other biochemical indices of Sanhe heifers significant change, it may be the body's response to the stress state during transportation to Tibet. The results from the current study can provide useful information for understanding the changes in the physiological status of cattle during long-distance transportation to the plateau area.

Cite this article

ZHANG Xinyu , ZHENG Yuhui , Yixiduoji , LI Shengli . Effects of Transportation to Tibet on Serum Biochemical Indices of Sanhe Heifer[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2022 , 34(4) : 2467 -2475 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2022.04.041

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