Biochemical divergence of glucose,urea,uric acid,lactate dehydrogenase,total proteins and alpha amylase in six varieties of local silkworm

Main objective of this study was to estimate some biochemical parameters (glucose,urea,uric acid,lactate dehydrogenase,total protein and alpha amylase) of indigenous silkworm groups. local varieties were reared under standard protocols. from among local varieties,the highest level of urea was found in white haratee (6.52 mg/dl),whereas lemon khorasan variety showed low level (4.01 mg/dl) (p<0.05). the highest level of lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) was recorded in lemon haratee and white haratee (19.56 iu/l),and lemon khorasan showed low level (0.00 iu/l) compared with other varieties (p<0.05). on the basis of obtained dendrograms,the silk worm varieties were divided into three distinct groups. copyright 2013 zoological society of pakistan.