Hematological profile of sumba ongole cattle extensively reared in semiarid land, Sumba, NTT based on age and sex

Abstract

Hematological parameters have provided useful information about the animal health status. The main objective of the study was to measure the hematological profile of Sumba Ongole (SO) cattle extensively reared in semi-arid land in Sumba, NTT. Blood samples from seventy-five animals were examined to measure its hematological parameters based on age and sex. Animal were grouped based on sex into male and female in the age groups 1.5 to 3 years (n=42), 3.5 to 4 years (n=23) and ≥ 5 years (n=10). Mean standard error values of all the hematological parameters for The SO cattle, both male and female cattle at different age of group were measured. Several hematological parameters, such as erythrocytes, platelets, hemoglobin, hematocrit and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) level were significantly different (p<0.05) between male and female, while erythrocyte, hemoglobin, hematocrit, MCV were significantly different (p<0.05) within 3 groups of age. These results would contribute to better understanding of the hematological indicators for estimating the physiological status of Sumba Ongole cattle in Sumba and it can be used as valuable information for beef cattle reared with similar environmental condition, especially in semi-arid tropical climate.

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Genetic polymorphism of myostatin gene in Sumba Ongole (Bos indicus) cattle and its association with growth traits

“…The trait can be found in Australian beef cattle [ 30 ] and in some breeds of Indonesian beef cattle, such as the Peranakan Ongole (PO), the Belgian Blue × PO hybrid, and the PO × Pegolo Bali cattle [ 31 , 32 ]. However, the result might probably be different from other Ongole beef cattle extensively grazed under a harsh environment in a tropical semi-arid region, such as Sumba Island [ 33 ]. The PO breed of cattle is a crossbreed of the Java and Sumba Ongole (SO) breeds [ 32 ], while the SO cattle are one of Indonesia’s native beef cattle breeds, brought originally from India by the Indonesian Government in the earliest of 18th century.…”

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The Potency of the BMP 15 Gene as a Marker of Reproductive Traits in Sumba Ongole (Bos indicus) Cattle

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