Oxidative status of growing West African dwarf goat kids fed diets containing different nutrient density

Nutritional manipulation is the best option against parasitic infection in ruminants, as it has no residual effect on the animal. Nutrition improves the resilience and resistance of the infected animals and eliminates the resultant clinical anaemia. Twenty-four growing intensively raised West Africa...

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Published in:Comparative clinical pathology 2018-05, Vol.27 (3), p.635-641
Main Authors: Yusuf, A. O., Sowande, O. S., Aina, A. B. J., Sonibare, O. A., Oni, A. O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antioxidants
Blood levels
Caprinae
Cell size
Dry matter
Energy
Erythrocytes
Goats
Hematology
Hemoglobin
High protein diet
Low protein diet
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nutrient deficiency
Nutritional status
Oncology
Original Article
Oxidative stress
Pathology
Proteins
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Summary:Nutritional manipulation is the best option against parasitic infection in ruminants, as it has no residual effect on the animal. Nutrition improves the resilience and resistance of the infected animals and eliminates the resultant clinical anaemia. Twenty-four growing intensively raised West African dwarf (WAD) goats (10.2 + 0.78) were used to assess the effect of incremental levels of protein and energy on the performance characteristics and oxidative status of the WAD goats. The animals were individually housed and allotted to diets containing varying levels of crude protein and energy levels: high-energy high-protein (HH), medium-energy medium-protein (MM) and low-energy low-protein (LL) diets in a completely randomised design. Data were collected for changes in weight gain, haematogical and serum constituents, oxidative stress biomarkers and faecal egg count. Higher levels of energy and protein in the diets increased ( P  
ISSN:1618-5641
1618-565X
DOI:10.1007/s00580-018-2640-6