TY  - JOUR
T1  - Study on Some Hematological Parameters of Goats Fed <I>Aspergillus</I> Treated and Untreated Shea-Butter Cake
AU - , M.A. Belewu AU - , A.A. Yahaya AU - , A.O. Adeyina 
JO  - Research Journal of Animal Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 5
SP  - 154
EP  - 156
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5269
DO  - rjnasci.2008.154.156
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjnasci.2008.154.156
KW  - Red Sokoto goats
KW  -haematological indices
KW  -shea-butter cake
KW  -Aspergillus niger
AB  - Red Sokoto goats (n = 20) were fed fungus (<I>Aspergillus niger</I>) treated and<I> </I>untreated Shea-butter cake in a completely randomized design model for a 56 day period. Evaluation of some of the haematological parameters showed that haematocrit (PCV), Red Blood Cell (RBC) count, White Blood Cell (WBC) count, haemoglobin (Hb) concentration and lymphocytes decreased significantly (p&lt;0.05) in diets B, C and E, while an increase  was  observed  in  diet  D  for  parameters  studied.  The  similarity  in the creatinine content of the blood  showed  that  the  kidney  was  functioning  normally  and  no act of illness observed. The derived parameters (MCHC, MCV and MCH)  followed  this  profile.  In  conclusion  the  dietary feeding of <I>Aspergillus</I> treated Shea-butter cake holds a good promise as it has no detrimental effect on the health status of Red Sokoto goats.
ER  -