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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume 13 (2):93-103, 2009. Extensively
Redacted 2017.
Blood parameters of lambs fed graded levels of
deep-stack broiler litter
M.B.
Elemam1, 2 (BSc, MSc), A.M. Fadelelseed1 (BSc, PhD), K.
Abdoun3* (BVSc, PhD), A. M. Salih1 (BVSc, PhD)
1Faculty of
Animal Production, University of Khartoum, 2Faculty of Agriculture and
Natural Resources , University of Kassala, 3Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
University of Khartoum, Sudan.
ABSTRACT
Elemam MB, Fadelelseed AM, Abdoun K, Salih AM, Blood parameters in lambs fed graded levels
of deep-stack broiler litter, Onl J Vet Res., 13 (2):93-103, 2009. Hematology
and serum biochemistry from 16
lambs fed deep-stack broiler litter was investigated. Rations of deep stacked
broiler litter at 0%, 15%, 30% and 45% were fed to lambs and jugular blood
taken at 0, 14th, 45th and 90th days. There
was no difference in hematology due to litter dose except for mean corpuscular
volume and total white blood cell count. However there were differences for day
of litter feed except for red blood cell count. Similarly, there were no
changes due to litter dose for serum biochemistry except for triglyceride
concentrations whereas there was for time of treatment with exception of serum
Na and globulin. The dose by time of treatment interaction was different for
all hematology and biochemical data. The results suggest that feeding
deep-stacked broiler litter up to 45% of the ration may not affect lambs
adversely.
Key words:
Lambs, nutrition, deep-stack broiler litter, blood composition.
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