Studies on Haematological and Serum Biochemical Characteristics of Weaner Rabbits Fed Different Levels of Wild Sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia Hemsl A. Gray) Leaf- Blood Meal Mixture

A 59 day -feeding trial involving thirty-two, 5-& weeks old, weaner rabbits of mixed breeds and sex with initial weight of between 594 and 608g was conducted to examine the effect of feeding different levels of wild sunflower leaf- blood meal mixture (WSFLBM) as a iron- conventional feedstuff on the haematological and serum biochemical indices of weaner rabbits. The rabbits were allocated into 4 treatment groups of 8 rabbits per group. Each rabbit served as a replicate in a completely randomized design experiment. The four treatment groups had diets containing WSFLBld at 0,5. 10 and 20% dietary inclusion levels. All the haematological parameters evaluated: White blood cell count(WBC), Red blood cell count(RBC'), Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), Mean corpuscular volume(MCV)were notsignificantly (P > 0.05) affected by the inclusion of WSFLBM. Significant influences were not observed for total protein, albumin, globulin and alkaline phosphatase. However, the serum biochemical indices evaluated, showed that cholesterol, SGPT and SCOT were significantly (P < 0.05) affected as the level of WSFLBM increased. It was concluded based on data from WBC, RBC, MCV, MCH MCHC and those from serum biochemical indices evaluated that wild sunflower leaf- blood meal mixture could be incorporated up to 20% level in weaner rabbit ration

Nutritional potentials of differently processed cassava peels and blood meal as livestock feed ingredients

Two unconventional feed ingredients (cassava peels and whole bovine blood) were processed and the effect of such processing on their chemical compositions was examined. Cassava peels from the sweetvariety TMS 30572 were subjected to 3 different processing methods namely ash treatment (ATD), parboiling (PAB) and sun-drying (SUD). Fresh bovine blood was also processed using on-farm method. The parboiled cassava peels had lowest cyanide content followed by the ash treated peels. The sun-dried peels had the highest amount of residual cyanide indicating that it was the least effective method of reducing cyanide content. Parboiling (PAB) was the most effective in reducing the cyanidecontent of cassava peel. Treatment methods significantly (

Serum Biochemical Changes Associated With The Digestibility Of Raw And Heat Processed Cajanus cajan Seeds In Rats

The level of anti-nutritive food toxicants in exotic breed of Cajanus cajan L. (pigeon pea) was evaluated in this study using an animal model experiment in which animals were fed with raw and heat processed seeds for 35 days. The proximate composition revealed a high protein content (23.21%±0.08), low crude fat (2.01 ± 0.00), carbohydrate (60.87 ± 1.01), ash (4.27 ± 0.10), moisture (9.89 ± 0.12) and crude fibre (2.12 ± 0.31). Phytochemical screening of water and methanol extracts revealed the presence of toxic antinutritive constituents; alkaloids and saponins. Animal feeding studies rated samples roasted and blanched for optimum times best in terms of protein efficiency ratio (PER) although their values were significantly different (

Effect of varying levels of mango-seed kernel meal on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and blood components of weaner rabbits

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Yield and chemical composition of wild sunflower (Tithonia Diversifolia Hemsl A.Gray) and the feeding value of wild sunflower forage meal in broiler chicken diets

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Growth, haematological and biochemical studies on garlic- and ginger-fed broiler chickens

The effects of dietary garlic and ginger on the growth performance and blood composition of broiler chickens were investigated. One hundred and ninety six 7-day-old broiler chicks were randomly allocated to seven dietary treatments. Each treatment contained two replicates. Control diet contained 0% garlic and 0% ginger. Treatments T1, T2 and T3 contained garlic at 5g/kg, 10g/kg and 15g/kg respectively. Ginger supplements were concentrated in the diets at 5g/kg, 10g/kg, 15g/kg for treatments T4, T5 and T6 respectively. There were no significant differences in the average final live weights of birds on the different treatments. However, birds on garlic and ginger treatments had slightly better (P>0.05) average feed intake, weight gain and final live weight than those on the control diet. The supplements caused significant differences in the average weights (g) of the shank (