PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND OXIDATIVE STATUS OF WEST AFRICAN DWARF RAMS FED BASAL DIET SUPPLEMENTED WITH GRADED ENERGY LEVELS OF CONCENTRATE MIX
Keywords:
basal, oxidative, stress, dismutase, rams, super oxide, concentrate, biomarkerAbstract
The experiment was conducted to determine the performance characteristics and oxidative status of West African Dwarf rams fed basal diet (Pennisetum purpureum) supplemented with graded energy levels of concentrate mix. The concentrate mix compounded at 2600kcal/kg, 2400kcal/kg, 2200kcal/kg, and 2000kcal/kg and 1800kcal/kg energy levels as treatment 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. A total number of Twenty-Five (25) West African Dwarf Rams weighing (15 ± 0.2kg) were allotted into five dietary treatments in a completely randomized design. Parameters determined for performance characteristics included initial weight, final weight, weight gain, daily weight gain metabolic weight gain and feed conversion ratio. Blood samples were collected at the end of the feeding trial to determine the oxidative status of the rams. Results showed that the total body weight gain of the animals were significantly (p<0.05) lower than in the control group. The highest weight gain (6.54kg) was obtained in rams fed 2600kcal/kg of concentrate mix. Average daily intake was not significantly different (p<0.05) but increased as the energy level of concentrate increases. The feed conversion ratio were significantly different (p<0.05) with increase in the energy level of concentrate which ranged from 7.38 – 12.86. TBARS (ThioBarburitic Acid Reactive Substance), SOD (Super Oxide Dismatase), GPx (Glutathion Peroxidase) and THIOL and catalase as the oxidative biomarkers for the samples at the laboratory. There were no significant difference (p<0.05) on Thiobarbuturic Acid Reactive Substance (TBARS), Glutathion Peroxidase (GPx) and THIOL Catalase but there were significant difference (p<0.05) in the Superoxide dismutate). It can be concluded that the basal diet (Pennisetum purpureum) could be supplemented with concentrate mix at 2600kcal/kg metabolisable energy level for better growth performance without oxidative stress to the West African Dwarf rams
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