Detection and quantification of oxytocin in milk sold in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India Tripathi Shweta1*, Sarkar Nandita1, Mishra Aditya2 1Department of Food and Nutrition, Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur-482-001, Madhya Pradesh 2Department of Physiology, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur-482001, Madhya Pradesh *Corresponding author: niceshweta22@gmail.com
Online published on 3 February, 2021. Abstract Aim of this study was to detect oxytocin in milk available in the market of Jabalpur city and to determine its concentration in cow and buffalo milk samples. Total 89 samples (Cow-47, Buffalo-42) were collected from the dairies of different zones in the city and further examined for oxytocin concentration. Mean oxytocin concentration in cow and buffalo milk sample was 23.58, 22.15, 25.46 25.54 pg/ml, and 36.28,60.31,134.18,168.38 pg/ml from North, East, South, and West zones of Jabalpur city, respectively with the overall mean value of 23.91 and 103.29 pg/ml. No significant difference (P<.05) in the oxytocin concentration of cow milk from different zones was observed. However, zone wise significant difference (P<.05) in the oxytocin concentration of buffalo milk samples was observed. Oxytocin concentration of cow and buffalo milk also differs significantly (P<.05). Present study reported the extensive use of exogenous oxytocin in cattle of Jabalpur city and also observed that the use of this hormone is more prevalent in buffaloes than in cows, as larger concentration of oxytocin is observed in buffalo milk. Top Keywords Buffalo, Cow, Jabalpur, Milk, Oxytocin, Zones. Top |