Anti-oxidant Potentiality of Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) Supplemented to Lactating Buffaloes under Field Conditions

The study was conducted during the hot dry season (ambient temperature 40–43°C, relative humidity 13–43%, THI 78.7–82.4) under field conditions in the year 2021 at Chapadu, in the Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh to study the antioxidant and anti-stress potential of Tinospora cordifolia (Guduchi/Amruta) against solar radiation-induced heat stress in early lactating Murrah buffaloes. Twenty buffaloes were randomly assigned to control and treatment groups; the treatment group received 120 g day-1 of dried T. cordifolia plant powder mixed into the concentrate for 30 days. Milk production and composition, somatic cell count (SCC), and erythrocytic oxidative stress parameters-including superoxide dismutase (SOD), reduced glutathione (GSH), and lipid peroxidation (LPO) were measured on days 10, 20, and 30. Supplementation of T. cordifolia significantly (p