author(s)
Amit Kumar Singh, Champak Bhakat, Dhawal Kant Yadav, Tripti Kumari, DK Mandal, Manmohan Singh Rajput and Ninad Bhatt

abstract
To find out the effect of Alphatocopherol supplementation an experiment was carried out on Jersey crossbred cows at lower Gangetic region. Three groups were taken viz. C (without any supplementation), T1 (Alphatocopherol supplemented @ 1g/cow/day 30 days before and after calving) and T2 (Alphatocopherol supplemented @ 1g/cow/day 30 days before and 60 days after calving) and the effect of Alphatocopherol supplementation was seen for body measurements. Statistically analyzed data revealed that THT (cm) (tail head thickness) was T1 and T2 had significantly (P<0.01) higher than C however, T1 and T2 were statistically similar. Significantly (P<0.01) higher body length (cm) was observed in T2 followed by T1 and C groups. Significantly (P<0.01) higher abdominal girth (cm) was found in T2 followed by T1 and C group however, T1 and C were statistically similar. Heart girth (cm) was found statistically similar (P>0.05). Correlation coefficients suggested that THT may be one of the very helpful tools to monitor BCS, milk yield and udder health of dairy cows. It can be concluded that Supplementation of pre and post-partum Alphatocopherol affects tail head thickness, body length, and abdominal girth of Jersey crossbred cows at tropical lower Gangetic region.