EVALUATION OF SERUM BIOCHEMICAL INDICES OF WEST AFRICAN DWARF RAMS TREATED WITH AQUEOUS EXTRACTS OF NEEM PLANT PARTS

Authors

  • T. B. Mustapha Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora
  • I. S. Adeaga Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora
  • I. A. Adebisi Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora
  • A. A. Ogunbode Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora
  • A. B. Oloko Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora
  • T. O. Adams Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora
  • N. B. Maruf Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.5712

Keywords:

Neem (Azadirachta indica), WAD rams, Serum biochemical indices

Abstract

The experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of aqueous extracts of neem leaf and neem bark on serum metabolites of West African dwarf rams at the Teaching and Research Farm of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology Igbo-ora, Nigeria. Twelve (12) apparently healthy WAD rams of age6-12 months with body weight of 10.00 - 20.00kg were randomly selected and allocated to three treatments with four rams each and 2 rams per replicate in a completely randomized designed. The compared treatments administered were: T1 (2ml dextrose saline) represent the control, T2 (5mg/kg body weight of the aqueous neem leaves) and T3 (5mg/kg body weight of the aqueous neem bark) treated for each individual ram at day 0, day 3 and day 7 while blood sample was collected at day 12.The results revealed that there were no significant (p>0.05) differences in all parameters examined. Ram drenched with dextrose saline (T1) had the highest Total protein (8.10g/dl), while the lowest value (6.03g/dl) for TP was recorded on ram drenched with T3 (ANB). Ram administered with T1 (DES) recorded least albumin (2.60g/dl) while highest albumin (2.85g/dl) was recorded in ram administered with T2(ANL). However, ram drenched with T2(ANL) were observed to have the highest cholesterol value of 66.00g/dl while those drenched on T3 (ANB) had the lowest value of 61.50g/dl. Based on the results obtained, the extract could be used in treatment of ram without any deleterious effects in serum metabolites of the WAD ram.

Author Biographies

T. B. Mustapha, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora

Department of Animal Health and Production, Faculty of Animal and Fisheries Technology, Oyo State
College of Agriculture and Technology, P.M.B 10, Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria

I. S. Adeaga, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora

Department of Animal Health and Production, Faculty of Animal and Fisheries Technology, Oyo State
College of Agriculture and Technology, P.M.B 10, Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria

I. A. Adebisi, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora

Department of Animal Health and Production, Faculty of Animal and Fisheries Technology, Oyo State
College of Agriculture and Technology, P.M.B 10, Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria

A. A. Ogunbode, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora

Department of Animal Health and Production, Faculty of Animal and Fisheries Technology, Oyo State
College of Agriculture and Technology, P.M.B 10, Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria

A. B. Oloko, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora

Department of Animal Health and Production, Faculty of Animal and Fisheries Technology, Oyo State
College of Agriculture and Technology, P.M.B 10, Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria

T. O. Adams, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora

Department of Animal Health and Production, Faculty of Animal and Fisheries Technology, Oyo State
College of Agriculture and Technology, P.M.B 10, Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria

N. B. Maruf, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora

Department of Animal Health and Production, Faculty of Animal and Fisheries Technology, Oyo State
College of Agriculture and Technology, P.M.B 10, Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Published

2024-07-20

How to Cite

Mustapha, T. B. ., Adeaga, I. S. ., Adebisi, I. A. ., Ogunbode, A. A. ., Oloko, A. B. ., Adams, T. O. ., & Maruf, N. B. . (2024). EVALUATION OF SERUM BIOCHEMICAL INDICES OF WEST AFRICAN DWARF RAMS TREATED WITH AQUEOUS EXTRACTS OF NEEM PLANT PARTS. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 749–751. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.5712

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2023: NSAP 2023 Proceedings

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