Hematology and serum biochemistry of yearling West African dwarf goats fed cashew nut shell based diets

Ocheja, J. O , Halilu A , Shittu B Ac , Eniolorunda S E , Ajagbe A. D , Okolo S. E

Yearling West African dwarf bucks were allotted into four (4) dietary treatments of four goats each. The goats were fed bamboo leaves at 250g/goat/day and concentrate supplement diets containing 0%,10%,15%and 20% cashew nutshell for T1, T2, T3 and T4 respectively at 150g per goat/day for a duration of ...

Haematological and Serum Biochemical Profiles of Red Sokoto Goats Fed Baobad (Adansonia digitata) Seed Meal Based Diets

Madu, I. , Itodo, J.I. , Ocheja, J.O. , Madu, H.K. , Sulaiman, Z. , Adegbe, J.Y. , Sechii, J. , Sulim, P. Y.

Objectives: The objective of the study was to investigate the haematological and serum biochemical indices of Red Sokoto goats fed diets containing graded levels of cooked Baobad (Adansonia digitata) seed meal. Methods: Sixteen growing Red Sokoto goats aged between 7 to 9 months, with a weight range ...