Haematological and Serum Biochemical Indices of Broiler Chicks Fed Different Levels of Doum Palm (Hyphaene Thebaica) Pulp Extrac
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https://doi.org/10.59890/ijaamr.v2i12.335Keywords:
Broilers, Doum, Haematology, Serum, PhytochemicalsAbstract
This experiment was undertaken to examine the haematological and serum biochemical indices of broiler chicks fed different levels of doum palm (Hyphaene thebaica) pulp extract using 250 - 1-day old broiler chicks (Ross 308). On arrival birds were randomly distributed into five treatment groups with five replicates containing ten birds each. The experiment lasted for 28 days and a completely randomized design model was adopted. Basal diet was formulated according to the requirement for broilers. Birds in treatment A (TA) was fed basal diet without doum palm pulp extract which also served as control while those in TB, TC, TD and TE were given basal diet with doum palm pulp extract at 2 mL, 4 mL, 6 mL and 8 mL/litre of water. Birds also had unrestricted access to fresh water and feed. Hematocrit, total erythrocytes, hemoglobin and total leucocyte count varied from 25.40 - 30.44 %, 3.52 - 4.15 (×1012/L), 72.12 - 86.30 g/L and 7.22 - 10.28 (×109/L). Value obtained were lowest in TA compared to the other treatments (p˂0.05). Total protein, globulin, albumin and cholesterol count were significantly (p˂0.05) influenced except for uric acid and creatinine counts (p˃0.05). However, all values obtained were within the established ranges for healthy birds. It was concluded that feeding doum palm pulp extract to broiler chicks up to 8 mL/litre had no detrimental effect on the health status of birds
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