Falola, O and Olufayo, O (2016) Haematological Response of West African Dwarf Goats fed Ensiled Corncobs and Cassava peels. In: 41st Annual Conference of Nigerian Society for Animal Production, 20th -24th March 2016., Federal University Of Agriculture Abeokuta.
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A feeding trial was conducted to investigate the haematological response of West African Dwarf goat fed ensiled corncobs and cassava peels. Fifteen West African Dwarf goats with average initial body weight of 7.09±0.1kg and 6-7months old were balanced for weight and fed cassava peels (CPL) and ensiled corncobs (CC)in five different combinations as treatments ,to determine their haematological response to the diets .Goats were randomly assigned to five dietary treatments in completely randomized design (CRD) with three animals per treatment which were replicated each . The dietary treatments were as follows; (T1)100% corncobs (CC), (T2)100% cassava peels (CPL; (T3)50% CPL+50%CC; (T4)25%corncobs+75%cassava peels ; (T5)75%corncobs+25%cassava peels .The crude protein value obtained were;4.53% , 7.83% , 9.04% , 8.81% , 6.34% respectively. T3 shows the highest value while T1 shows the lowest value of crude protein. At the end of the experimental period, two goats were randomly selected from each treatment and bled via jugular vein. The haematological parameters (Packed cell volume 27.00 PCV, Haemoglobin (8.95) Hb, Red blood cell ( 4.36) RBC, Neutrophils ( 31.50) were highest in treatment 3 which were significantly (p<0.05) different. Values for WBC, Neutrophils, eosinophyl and lymphocytes obtained in this study were all within the normal range for clinically healthy goats. Results obtained indicated that the WAD goats possess protection system, providing a rapid and potent defence against any infection. Therefore, goats can be fed with mixture of ensiled corncobs and cassava peels at 50% each without any detrimental effects.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mr Taiwo Egbeyemi |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Aug 2020 09:38 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Aug 2020 09:38 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1117 |
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