TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effect of Dietary Supplementation of <I>Aristolochia bracteolate </I>and <I>Astragalus gummifer</I>or their Combination on Bovans-Type Chicks
AU - , Amel O. Bakhiet AU - , Mawahip E. Abbaker AU - , Warda S. Abdel Gadir 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 5
IS  - 6
SP  - 464
EP  - 467
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2006.464.467
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2006.464.467
KW  - Astragalus gummifer
KW  -Aristolochia bracteolate
KW  -bovans-type chicks
AB  - <I>Aristolochia bracteolate </I>and <I>Astragalus gummifer </I>are medicinal plants used in Sudanese folkloric
medicine for the improvement of health by increasing body weight and treatment of various disorders,
respectively. Bovans-type chicks were fed 10% <I>A. bracteolate </I>seed and 10% <I>A. gummifer </I>and 5% mixture of
two plants of the standard diet for two weeks. No death among the chicks fed the test diets was observed
during the period of the experiment. The 10% <I>A. bracteolat</I>e, 10% <I>A. gummifer </I>and 5% mixture of two plants
were toxic but not lethal to chicks and caused reduced body weight gain. Mild diarrhea was observed in the
chicks on the 1<I>0% A. gummifer </I>diet and those on the 5% mixture of two plants. Alterations of serum AST and
ALT activities and total protein, albumin, globulin, cholesterol and uric acid were correlated with changes in
haematology and pathological effects on <I>vital </I>organs.
ER  -