Table 4
Effect of misting and wallowing on hematological parameters of heat stressed lactating Murrah buffaloes

Parameters		PCV (%)	Hb (g %)	TEC (106/μl)	MCV (fL)	MCH (pg)	MCHC	TLC (103/μl)	Neutro %	Lymph %	Mono %	Eosino %	Baso %
Period (p value)		0.977	0.77	0.51	0.47	0.64	0.77	0.20	0.01*	0.002*	0.82	0.77	0
Treatment (p value)		0.01*	0.12	0.03*	0.06	0.08	0.06	<.0001*	<.0001*	<.0001*	<.0001*	0.63	0
Control		25.42b	9.17	4.63 b	55.40	19.77	36.53	7.40a	32.94 a	57.94 a	4.11a	5.00	0
Misting		29.79 a	9.72	4.91 ab	51.47	19.76	32.81	7.03b	27.83 b	62.83 b	4.17a	5.17	0
Wallowing		30.45 a	10.33	5.30 a	60.64	17.48	33.94	6.99b	26.61 b	63.50 b	5.17b	4.72	0
SE for Treatment		1.17	0.39	0.17	2.61	0.81	1.11	0.03	0.43	0.38	0.14	0.33	0
Period*Treatment (p value)		0.96	0.99	0.92	0.60	0.64	0.86	0.10	0.01*	0.0004*	0.93	0.87	0
May	Control	26.33	9.40	4.82	57.88	19.46	36.32	7.25 ab	31.00 b	60.00 cd	4.00 b	5.00	0
	Misting	29.22	10.07	5.11	64.34	19.62	34.84	6.99bc	26.67cd	64.17a	4.17 ab	5.00	0
	Wallowing	30.65	10.43	5.36	60.52	16.47	34.06	7.03 bc	26.33 cd	63.50 ab	5.17 a	5.00	0
June	Control	25.61	9.23	4.63	55.33	19.87	36.45	7.44 a	32.67 ab	58.17 de	4.00 b	5.17	0
	Misting	30.00	9.60	4.94	57.05	19.38	32.07	7.02 bc	29.50 bc	60.67 bcd	4.17 ab	5.67	0
	Wallowing	30.05	10.13	5.18	55.75	19.51	33.70	7.08 bc	27.50 cd	62.83 abc	5.17 a	4.50	0
July	Control	24.33	8.87	4.43	48.27	19.97	36.85	7.52a	35.17 a	55.67 e	4.33 ab	4.83	0
	Misting	30.16	9.50	4.68	55.13	20.29	31.51	6.95 c	27.33 cd	63.67 ab	4.17 ab	4.83	0
	Wallowing	30.65	10.43	5.36	48.27	16.47	34.06	7.01 bc	26.00 d	64.17a	5.17 a	4.67	0
SE for Period*Treatment		2.02	0.67	0.29	4.53	1.40	1.92	0.60	0.74	0.66	0.26	0.57	0