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Heamatology and serum biochemistry of pullet grower chickens fed sweet
orange (Citrus sinensis) fruit peel meal based diets |
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1L.D. Ojabo1,
O.I.A. Oluremi2, S.N. Carew3 and D.V. Uza.1
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1Department of Animal Health and Production, College of
Veterinary Medicine; 2Department of Animal Nutrition, College
of Animal Sciences; 3Department of Animal Production, College
of Animal Sciences, University of Agriculture, P.M.B. 2373, Makurdi,
Benue State, Nigeria
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Abstract |
The experiment investigated
the effect of feeding sun-dried sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)
fruit peel meal (SOPM) on pullet grower chickens using haematological
and serum biochemistry parameters. Three hundred and sixty (360) birds
were randomly allotted to five treatment groups of 72 birds and four
replicates of 18 birds each. SOPM was used to replace maize at 0, 10,
20, 30 and 40% for diets designated T1 (control diet), T2,
T3, T4 and T5 respectively. The birds
were fed ad libitum from 11 to 20 weeks of age (10 weeks). Blood
samples were collected from the birds through the brachial (wing) vein
at the 10th week of the trial for haematological and serum biochemical
studies. The result of blood analysis revealed that dietary treatment
had no significant (P>0.05) effects on all the haematological and serum
biochemical indices assessed. It was, therefore, concluded that
utilization of SOPM in the diets of pullet grower chickens did not cause
any harm to the physiological process controlling these blood traits.
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Keywords:
Sweet orange (Citrus
sinensis); peel;
pullet grower chickens; haematology; serum biochemistry |
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To cite this article:
Ojabo LD, OIA Oluremi, SN
Carew and DV Uza,
2013.
Heamatology and serum biochemistry of pullet grower
chickens fed sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) fruit peel
meal based diets.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 3(8), 252-256. |
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