Effect of altitude on localization of certain histoenzymes of the trachea and lungs of Pashmina, Bakerwali and non-descript goats of UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

Abstract

Comparative studies on some histoenzymic entities wereconducted on the trachea and lung tissues of adult Pashmina,Bakerwali and non-descript goats (n=10 each) inhabitingat different altitudes and geo-climatic conditions of Ladakhand Jammu and Kashmir. The study was conducted inDivision of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of VeterinaryScience and Animal Husbandry, R S. Pura, Jammu in 2019.A part of the same was also conducted in the Departmentof Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, GADVASU,Ludhiana. Tissues from these organs were subjected forlocalizing certain tissue enzymes, viz. Alkaline phosphatase(AKPase), Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G-6-PDH), Lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH), Succinic aciddehydrogenase (SDH) and NADPH. The epithelial liningof trachea showed strong reaction to G-6-Pase and LDH inBakerwali goat, while SDH showed strong reaction inPashmina goats. Again, in regard to lung tissues, AKPaseand LDH showed moderate to strong reactions in Pashminagoat, but SDH exhibited strong reactions. In Bakerwaligoats, AKPase and LDH showed moderate to strongreactions, while in non-descript goats, LDH exhibitedmoderate to strong reactions and G6PDH showed intensereactions. This revealed that not much variations wereobserved in regard to localization of certain histoenzymicentities in trachea and lung tissues of three breeds of goatswhich are the inhabitants of different altitudes and geoclimatic conditions.

Keywords

• Bakerwali
• Enzyme histoenzymology
• Lungs
• Non-descript goats
• Pashmina
• Trachea