The blood plasma profile of Bali Cattle with different resting statuses before slaughter

Abstract

Physiological response is a good indicator to determine the status of transport stress in cattle. This study aimed to determine the physiological response of Bali cattle on recovery of stress transportation with resting treatment. The experiment was conducted in Tamangapa Slaughterhouse, Makassar. The research is based on a completely randomized design with two treatments, namely a resting and without resting, each treatment consisted of 20 replicates. Venous blood samples were collected immediately after arriving for the 20 cows in the cattle group without resting, while in the group of cows resting blood samples were collected after 12 hours of rest. Blood plasma physiological parameters were analysed by Cobas C111 instrument. The variables measured were glucose, cholesterol, uric acid and blood plasma triglyceride levels. The results showed that levels of glucose, cholesterol, and uric acid were 113.679 mg / dL, 100.476 mg / dL, and 0.403 mg / dL, respectively, higher than normal levels, while triglycerides 14.647 mg / dL were lower than normal values. These changes indicate that Bali cattle in Tamangapa Slaughter Houses are under stress after 8 hours of transportation. Rest for 12 hours reduced blood plasma glucose, cholesterol and uric acid levels by 43%, 24% and 17%, respectively, while triglycerides increased 32% to 19.440 mg / dL. Concluded that Bali cattle show the plasma parameters changes well in responded due to transportation stressor.