Haematological and serum biochemical indices of broiler chickens fed sorghum SK- 5912 ( , L. Moench) variety as a replacement for maize

Authors

  • O.A. Lakurbe Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University, Kashere, Nigeria
  • U.D. Doma A.T.B.U., Bauchi, Nigeria
  • K.M. Bello A.T.B.U., Bauchi, Nigeria
  • M. Abubakar A.T.B.U., Bauchi, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v45i3.408

Keywords:

Broilers, Haematology, Serumbiochemistry, SorghumSK-5912, Treatments

Abstract

An eight-week feeding trial was carried out with three hundred unsexed day-old (Marshall) broilers to investigate the effect of sorghumSK-5912 variety as replacement for maize on the haematological and serum biochemical parameters of broiler chickens. Five experimental diets were formulated with SK-5912 replacing maize at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% in the diet and labelled as diets 1 (control), 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively for both starter (23% CP) and finisher (20% CP) phases. The day-old chicks were randomly allotted to the dietary treatments with four replications each and 15 birds per replicate in a completely randomized design (CRD). Feed and water were supplied ad libitum and the experiment lasted eight weeks. At the end of the feeding trial eight birds per treatment were randomly selected and blood samples collected for haematological and serum biochemical analyses. Results from blood analysis showed no treatment effect on Packed Cell Volume (PCV), White Blood Cells (WBC), Red Blood Cells (RBC) counts, haemoglobin concentration (Hb) and corpuscular values. Similarly, there were no significant treatment effects among all the groups for serum biochemical indices. It can therefore be concluded that Sorghum SK-5912 can replace maize in the diets of broiler chickens without adverse effects on the haematological and serum biochemical parameters of the birds.

Author Biographies

O.A. Lakurbe, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University, Kashere, Nigeria

Department of Animal Science

U.D. Doma, A.T.B.U., Bauchi, Nigeria

Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology

K.M. Bello, A.T.B.U., Bauchi, Nigeria

Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology

M. Abubakar, A.T.B.U., Bauchi, Nigeria

Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology

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2020-12-24

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