Albizia lebbeck Stem Bark Aqueous Extract as Alternative to Antibiotic Feed Additives in Broiler Chicks Diets: Haematology, Serum Indices and Oxidative Status

Alagbe J.o, Ajagbe A.d, Attama Jeremiah, Philemon K.c and Bello Kamoru
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Alagbe J.o: Department of Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry, Sumitra Research Institute, Gujarat, India
Ajagbe A.d: Department of Animal Production, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria
Attama Jeremiah: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Philemon K.c: Department of Theriogenology, University of Abuja, Nigeria
Bello Kamoru: Al-Hikmah University Ilorin, Nigeria

International Journal of Biological, Physical and Chemical Studies, 2020, vol. 2, issue 1, 8-15

Abstract: A total of Three hundred and seventy five (375) one day old (Ross 308) broiler chicks with mixed sex were used to examine the effects of Albizia lebbeck stem bark (ATSM) aqueous extract as alternative to antibiotic feed additives in broiler chicks diets: haematology, serum biochemical indices and oxidative status. Birds were divided to five treatments with five replicates of fifteen (15) birds in a completely randomized design. Treatment 1 (basal diet + 0 % ATSM), treatment 2 (basal diet +1.2 grams Oxytetracycline per litre of water), treatment 3 (basal diet + 10 ml ATSM per liter of water), treatment 4 (basal diet + 20 ml ATSM per litre of water) and treatment 5 (basal diet + 30 ml ATSM per liter of water) and the trial lasted for 56 days. Results on some haematological parameters revealed that red blood cell (RBC), pack cell volume (PCV), haemoglobin (Hb), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), white blood cell (WBC) and its differentials were significantly ((P

Keywords: Albizia lebbeck; broiler chicks; haematology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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