BLOOD PROFILE OF LACTATING JERSEY CROSSBRED COWS

Blood samples were collected at monthly intervals from 28 Jersey cross bred cows in different stages of lactation and parities for estimating blood glucose, albumin, urea-nitrogen, cholesterol and SGOT. The bloo d glucose level was generally low. The lowest value was recorded durin g the early part of lactation. The low mean albumin level indicated th at the cows were receiving insufficient proteins in the diet. Many of the estimated blood constituents had highly significant positive corre lation with current milk yield.