Agricultural Science and Technology (Jun 2017)

Effect of urea-fortified all concentrate corncob diets on serum biochemical and hematological indices of West African dwarf goats

  • U. M. Kolo ,
  • A. A. Adeloye,
  • M. B. Yousuf

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15547/ast.2017.02.020
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 2
pp. 114 – 118

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Abstract. The experiment was carried out to determine the effect of urea-fortified all-concentrate corncob diets on hematological indices and serum biochemical parameters of West African dwarf goats. Fifteen (15) West African dwarf goats (divided into 5 groups – one control and 4 experimental) with average weight of 9.33kg were used for the study, which lasted 70 days. The animals were weighed and randomly assigned to five (5) treatments in a complete randomized design (CRD). The treatments were with different levels (%, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4) of urea in corncob-based concentrate diets. Results of the hematological indices showed that Packed Cell Volume and Red Blood Cell values were significantly different (P0.05) among dietary groups. The incorporation of urea in corncob diets has no negative effect on the animal and a 3% inclusion of urea showed good values for a healthy goat based on the blood biochemical and hematological indices

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