HEAMATOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL INDICES OF YANKASA SHEEP FED GRADED LEVELS OF FISCUS POLITA AND PENNISETUN PEDICELLATUM WITH WHEAT OFFAL SUPPLEMENT

M. Abubakar, N. Bature, S. Adamu, G. Adamu, N. Adamu

Abstract


The experiment was conducted to assess the effect of Ficus polita leaves and Pennessetum pedicellatum grass supplemented with wheat offal on the Haematological and serum biochemical parameters of Yankasa sheep. Sixteen (16) rams of average weight 25kg were allocated to four treatments for a period of nine (9) weeks. The treatments are (T1 100%PP), (T2 40%FP-60%PP), (T3 60%FP-40%PP) and (T4 100%FP) in a completely randomized design. The result showed  significant differences (P<0.05) in Packed cell volume (PCV), Red blood cells (RBC), Haemoglobin (Hb), Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and White blood cell (WBC). Result on urea, total ptotein, albumen, creatinine, globulin shown significant differences (P<0.05) except cholesterol level with significant difference (4.40-0.90). It is concluded that Ficus polita leaves and Pennisetum pedicellatum grass included in the diet of Yankasa rams and supplemented with wheat offal had no deleterious effect on the blood parameters evaluated. It therefore recommended that further studies including treatments for ant nutritional factors should be carried out on.


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