Water is the wonder of nature which is an essential source of nutrient for all forms of life. It
helps in proper digestion, energy metabolism, transport of nutrients and metabolites, cellular …

A total of seventy irrigation water samples were collected from Leh, Ladakh, India, to
determine their hydrochemistry profile and water quality for irrigation purposes. Water quality …

Consumption of heavy metals contaminated dairy milk may affect human health. No such
studies have been carried out at the high-altitude region to assess the human health risk …

Soil and water from the trans-Himalayan high-altitude region contain high concentrations of
various heavy metals. Vegetables and cereals such as cabbage, spinach, and wheat are …

The high-altitude region represents the extreme climatic condition that may have an adverse
effect on body weight and alteration in stress markers of livestock animals. Thus, the aim of …

Forty late-lactation Girgentana goats were used to study the effect of diets fed ad libitum and
αS1-casein (CSN1S1) genotype on redox balance. The goats genotyped at CSN1S1 locus …

Livestock depredation by large carnivores is a significant source of conflicts over predators
and an important conservation and economic concern. Preventing livestock loss to wild …

Climate change and anthropogenic pressures have resulted in a significant shift in the
invasion susceptibility and frequency of non-native species in mountain ecosystems …

The exposure to high altitude and cold stress poses challenges in maintaining normal
physiological standards and body homeostasis in non-native animals. To enhance our …

Ladakh is the cold-desert high-altitude region located in the Trans-Himalayan region of
India. This region is characterized by very harsh environmental conditions with hypobaric …