Studies on some serum enzymes of pregnant buffaloes and their foeti

ABSTRACT

Serum levels of alkaline phosphatase [ALP], acid phosphatase [ACP], asparatate aminotransferase [AST] and alanine aminotransferase [ALT] were measured in buffalo foeti and their mothers during the different stages of pregnancy as well as in nonpregnant animals. Serum ALP increased in foeti with intrauterine development while AST and ALT fluctuated through foetal development. A significant increase was observed in ALP in the sera of pregnant buffaloes as pregnancy progressed [P< 0.01]. ALT and AST showed non-significant change in serum of pregnant animals while ACP showed non-significant change in both maternal and foetal sera. Maternal serum levels of ASTand ALT in the second and third trimesters were higher than their respective total levels. Pregnant serum levels of ALP and ALT were higher than their respective non-pregnant levels