Open Access
Research
(Published
online: 11-12-2016)
11.
Effect of feeding
Acacia nilotica
pod meal on hematobiochemical profile and
fecal egg count in goats -
Jitendra Kumar Paswan, Kaushalendra Kumar, Sanjay Kumar,
Chandramoni, Abhishek Kumar, Deepak Kumar and Ajit Kumar
Veterinary World, 9(12): 1400-1406
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2016.1400-1406
Jitendra Kumar Paswan:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar
Agricultural University, Patna, Bihar, India; jiten084@gmail.com
Kaushalendra Kumar:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar
Agricultural University, Patna, Bihar, India; drkaushalivri@gmail.com
Sanjay Kumar:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar
Agricultural University, Patna, Bihar, India; sanjayvet29@rediffmail.com
Chandramoni:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar
Agricultural University, Patna, Bihar, India; chandramoni108@rediffmail.com
Abhishek Kumar:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar
Agricultural University, Patna, Bihar, India; kumarabhishek1808@gmail.com
Deepak Kumar:
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Bihar Veterinary College,
Bihar Agricultural University, Patna, Bihar, India; drdeepak_vet@yahoo.co.in
Ajit Kumar:
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Bihar Veterinary College,
Bihar Agricultural University, Patna, Bihar, India; ajitkumar.976@rediffmail.com
Received: 27-07-2016, Accepted: 07-11-2016, Published online:
11-12-2016
Corresponding author:
Kaushalendra Kumar, e-mail: drkaushalivri@gmail.com
Citation:
Paswan JK, Kumar K, Kumar S, Chandramoni, Kumar A, Kumar D, Kumar
A (2016) Effect of feeding
Acacia nilotica
pod meal on hematobiochemical profile and fecal egg count in
goats,
Veterinary World, 9(12):
1400-1406.
Abstract
Aim:
This study was conducted to observe the effect of feeding
Acacia nilotica
pod meal on hematobiochemical profile and gastrointestinal
parasitic load in growing goats.
Materials and Methods:
To experiment was conducted for a period of 3-month on 24 male
goats (3½ month old, average body weight [BW] 6.50±1.50 kg),
distributed into four groups of six animals each. The experimental
animals were fed graded level of
A. nilotica
pod meal (0%, 10%, 20% and 30%) mixed in concentrate mixture
equivalent to tannin concentration of 0%, 1.91%, 3.82% and 5.73%
in the total mixed ration I, II, III and IV, respectively, but
ad libitum
measured quantity of green sorghum fodder (Sorghum
bicolor)
feeding. The blood samples were collected from experimental goats
during the feeding experiment for the examination of different
hematological indices and serum biochemical profile to know the
overall health status of animals and standard method was followed
to analyze the samples. Fecal sample was collected directly from
the anus of goats by inserting middle finger and kept the samples
in labeled polythene bag. Further fresh sample was processed and
examined by McMaster Technique for eggs per gram and oocysts per
gram. It gives accurate information regarding severity of
infection.
Results:
The feeding of babul pod meal did not address significant changes
about the hematological parameters among various treatment groups.
The lymphocyte count was significantly higher (p=0.07) in T3 group
as compared to control and increase with increase in level of
babul pod meal in the diet. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level was
4.86 and 6.59% lower in T1 and T2 group as compared to control and
inversely proportional with level of supplement in ration. The
decrease in BUN reflected good dietary protein metabolism happened
in animals supplemented with babul pod meal. Serum creatinine
level was significantly lower (p<0.01) in T2 group as compared to
control. The creatinine level was 20.17% lower in T2 group as
compared to control.
Haemonchus
and Coccidian egg count was significantly reduced (p<0.01) in T2
and T3 group followed with T1 as compared to control group.
Conclusion:
The metabolic status of the animal was not affected with the
supplementation of babul pod meal, however, lower serum creatinine
level and remarkable reduction in nematode, as well as protozoan
egg count in the treatment group, showed good health impact of
babul pod.
Keywords:
Acacia nilotica,
goats, hematology,
Haemonchus,
serum.
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