Haematology and Serum Biochemical Indices of Lambs Supplemented with Moringa oleifera, Jatropha curcas and Aloe vera Leaf Extract as Anti-Methanogenic Additives
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area, Experimental Design and Preparation of Plant Extracts
2.2. Experimental Diet, Blood Sample Collection and Analysis
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Composition |
---|---|
Ingredient (g/kg) | |
Soybean meal | 170 |
Yellow maize | 280 |
Alfalfa hay | 200 |
Eragrostis curvula hay | 222 |
Molasses | 60.0 |
Wheat offal | 50.0 |
Urea | 8.00 |
Vitamin-mineral premix * | 5.00 |
Total volume | 100 |
Chemical composition (g/kg Dry matter) | |
Crude protein | 183 |
Starch | 181 |
Neutral Detergent Fibre | 345 |
Acid Detergent Fibre | 206 |
Acid Detergent Lignin | 245 |
Ash | 64.0 |
Metabolisable Energy (MJ/kg DM) | 9.1 |
Parameters | Control | M. oleifera | J. curcas | A. vera | SEM | p Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haemoglobin (g/L) | 120.4 | 120.1 | 119.8 | 115.5 | 8.31 | 0.1254 |
Red blood cells (H × 1012/L) | 11.67 | 11.18 | 11.27 | 11.07 | 1.02 | 0.0911 |
White blood cells (×109/L) | 8.42 a | 6.78 bc | 5.99 c | 8.21 ab | 1.59 | 0.0145 |
Haematocrit (L/L) | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.02 | 0.0751 |
MCV (fL) | 30.15 | 30.94 | 30.49 | 30.91 | 2.11 | 0.1112 |
MCH (pg) | 10.49 | 10.87 | 10.75 | 10.62 | 0.81 | 0.4785 |
MCHC (g/dL) | 34.77 | 35.15 | 35.28 | 34.42 | 1.39 | 0.9652 |
Red cell distribution (%) | 17.71 | 17.78 | 17.92 | 17.41 | 1.34 | 0.7541 |
Segmented neutrophil (×109/L) | 3.39 | 3.03 | 2.67 | 3.04 | 1.16 | 0.2532 |
Lymphocytes (×109/L) | 4.73 a | 3.48 b | 3.36 b | 4.75 a | 1.02 | 0.0235 |
Monocyte (×109/L) | 2.22 | 4.36 | 2.11 | 3.10 | 1.71 | 0.0652 |
Eosinophil (×109/L) | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.9251 |
Basophil (×109/L) | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.2411 |
Platelet count (×109/L) | 508.2 | 628.2 | 636.0 | 575.6 | 211 | 0.5521 |
Parameters | Control | M. oleifera | J. curcas | A. vera | SEM | p-Value |
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Urea nitrogen (H mmol/L) | 8.78 | 9.41 | 9.04 | 10.02 | 1.57 | 0.343 |
Glucose (H mmol/L) | 3.33 | 3.42 | 3.39 | 3.25 | 0.39 | 0.785 |
Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.53 | 1.49 | 0.32 | 0.896 |
Total serum protein (g/L) | 66.58 | 64.07 | 64.31 | 65.6 | 4.31 | 0.544 |
Albumin (g/L) | 36.58 | 37.58 | 35.06 | 36.68 | 2.81 | 0.291 |
Globulin (g/L) | 30 | 26.48 | 29.24 | 28.92 | 3.66 | 0.311 |
AST (U/L) | 106.7 | 113.1 | 152.7 | 114.1 | 61.3 | 0.371 |
ALT (U/L) | 14.58 | 14.55 | 22.74 | 15.63 | 4.17 | 0.549 |
ALP (U/L) | 335.6 a | 259.6 b | 267.3 b | 221.1 b | 10.2 | 0.047 |
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Akanmu, A.M.; Hassen, A.; Adejoro, F.A. Haematology and Serum Biochemical Indices of Lambs Supplemented with Moringa oleifera, Jatropha curcas and Aloe vera Leaf Extract as Anti-Methanogenic Additives. Antibiotics 2020, 9, 601. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9090601
Akanmu AM, Hassen A, Adejoro FA. Haematology and Serum Biochemical Indices of Lambs Supplemented with Moringa oleifera, Jatropha curcas and Aloe vera Leaf Extract as Anti-Methanogenic Additives. Antibiotics. 2020; 9(9):601. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9090601
Chicago/Turabian StyleAkanmu, Abiodun Mayowa, Abubeker Hassen, and Festus Adeyemi Adejoro. 2020. "Haematology and Serum Biochemical Indices of Lambs Supplemented with Moringa oleifera, Jatropha curcas and Aloe vera Leaf Extract as Anti-Methanogenic Additives" Antibiotics 9, no. 9: 601. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9090601