Effects of Feeding Clinoptilolite on Hematology, Performance, and Health of Newborn Lambs

The effects of feeding clinoptilolite on hematology, performance, and health of newborn Balouchi lambs were evaluated in this experiment. In a completely randomized design, 30 newborn lambs were allocated to three groups and fed by basal diet (C0; without clinoptilolite) and C1 and C2 (the basal die...

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Published in:Biological trace element research 2010-11, Vol.137 (2), p.168-176
Main Authors: Norouzian, M. A, Valizadeh, R, Khadem, A. A, Afzalzadeh, A, Nabipour, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Feed
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Diarrhea
Diarrhea - veterinary
Diet
Dietary minerals
Dry matter
Feeds
Hematology
Humans
Life Sciences
Nutrition
Oncology
Random Allocation
Sheep
Sheep, Domestic
Zeolites - administration & dosage
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Summary:The effects of feeding clinoptilolite on hematology, performance, and health of newborn Balouchi lambs were evaluated in this experiment. In a completely randomized design, 30 newborn lambs were allocated to three groups and fed by basal diet (C0; without clinoptilolite) and C1 and C2 (the basal diet plus 1.5% and 3% clinoptilolite, respectively, for 6 weeks (3 weeks before and 3 weeks after weaning)). Blood samples were taken from all lambs, at the time when the animals were allocated to the experimental diet and at the end of each week of experiment, and analyzed for hematology, plasma fibrinogen, and total protein. Performance and health of all lambs were measured. Fecal consistency score and diarrhea severity were evaluated. There was no difference between lambs in case of hematological parameters. Lambs fecal consistency score and severity of diarrhea were lowest (P 
ISSN:0163-4984
1559-0720
DOI:10.1007/s12011-009-8574-8