Effect of Supplementation of Dried Chicory (Cichorium Intybus L.) Herb Leaves in Diets of Growing Kids on their Growth Performance, Blood Parameters and Hematological Profile
Effect of Supplementation of Dried Chicory (Cichorium Intybus L.) Herb Leaves in Diets of Growing Kids on their Growth Performance, Blood Parameters and Hematological Profile
Yasmin M. M. Mahmoud*
ABSTRACT
Twenty four growing kids were chosen after weaning at three months of age and used in a comparative feeding trial to estimate the effect of supplementation of dried chicory herb leaves (DCHL) in their diets on nutrient digestibility, growth performance, some blood parameters and hematological profile. Animals were chosen with an average body weight 15.40±1.99kg and divided randomly into three similar groups (8 kids/each). The 1st group (G0) was fed the control diet formulated from concentrate feed mixture and berseem hay with rate of 60 and 40%, respectively. Kids in the 2nd (G1) and 3rd (G2) groups were fed the control ration supplemented with 1% or 2%-DCHL as a replacement of berseem hay in control ration. Results revealed that digestion coefficients, feeding value, final body weight and weight gain were significantly (P<0.05) higher with diets containing up to 2%-DCHL than control one. Feed intake were higher (P<0.05) for G1 compared with those of the other dietary treatments. Diets involved up to 2%-DCHL had achieved the best (P<0.05) feed conversion compared with control one. In blood plasma, concentrations of total protein, albumin and globulin as well as activity of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were significantly (P<0.05) increased while, glucose, total cholesterol, uric acid and creatinine were significantly decreased (P<0.05) in G1 as compared to unsupplemented group. Kids in G1 group recorded the highest (P<0.05) concentrations of hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular hemoglobin, while, G0 had the lowest value. Meanwhile, red blood cells count, hematocrit and lymphocytes% were nearly similar in all groups. Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, percentages of differential white blood cells count and eosinophils% were significantly higher in G1 and G2 comparing with the control diet. In conclusion, kids fed diet supplemented with dried chicory leave showed the best results especially that of 1% supplementation, concerning digestion coefficients, productive performance, blood parameters as well as hematological profile.
Keywords | Goats, Chicory, Digestibility, Productive performance, Blood
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