Volume : 2, Issue : 2, FEB 2016

ASSESSMENT OF HAEMATOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF UDA RAMS FED GRADED LEVELS OF AFRICAN LOCUST BEAN (PARKIA BIGLOBOSA) YELLOW FRUIT PULP IN DRY SUB-HUMID ZONE OF NIGERIA

K. M. Aljameel, N. Muhammad, S. A. Maigandi, I. A. Abubakar

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of varying levels of Parkia biglobosa yellow pulp on the performance of Uda rams. The animals were fed diets containing 0, 10, 20 and 30% inclusion levels of P. biglobosa yellow pulp in a completely randomised experimental design replicated four times. Blood sample was collected and evaluated at the end of the experiment. Results indicated a significantly higher haemoglobin, PCV, RBC and platelets for animals fed diets containing higher levels of P. biglobosa. There were no significant difference in monocytes, neutrophils and lymphocytes composition of the animals (P>0.05). It was concluded that the yellow pulp of Parkia biglobosa could be incorporated up to a level of 30% in the diet of sheep without deleterious effect to the productive functions of the animals. Further studies should be carried out with other breeds of sheep to evaluate the effect of the test ingredient on lactation and other physiological functions of the animals

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