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3.
Effect
of tanniferous leaf meal based multi-nutrient blocks on feed
intake, hematological profile, immune response, and body weight
changes in Haemonchus contortus infected goats
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Surender Singh, A. K. Pathak, R. K. Sharma and Muzaffer Khan
Veterinary World, 8(5): 572-579
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2015.572-579
Surender Singh:
Division of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & AH,
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology
of Jammu, R. S. Pura-181 102, Jammu and Kashmir, India;
surendersingh185@gmail.com
A. K. Pathak:
Division of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & AH,
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology
of Jammu, R. S. Pura-181 102, Jammu and Kashmir, India;
dranandpathak1974@gmail.com
R. K. Sharma:
Division of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & AH,
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology
of Jammu, R. S. Pura-181 102, Jammu and Kashmir, India;
drksann@rediffmail.com
Muzaffer Khan: Division of Animal
Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & AH, Sher-e-Kashmir
University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Jammu, R. S.
Pura-181 102, Jammu and Kashmir, India;
mmuzaffer41@gmail.com
Received:
15-12-2014, Revised: 04-04-2015, Accepted: 09-04-2015, Published
online: 06-05-2015
Corresponding author:
A. K. Pathak, e-mail:
dranandpathak1974@gmail.com
Citation:
Singh
S, Pathak AK, Sharma RK, Khan M (2015) Effect of tanniferous leaf
meal based multi nutrient blocks on feed intake, haematological
profile, immune response and body weight changes in Haemonchus
contortus infected goats, Veterinary World 8(5):572-579.
Abstract
Aim: The aim was to assess
the effect of multi nutrient block (MNB) supplementation with and
without tanniferous leaf meal mixture on feed intake,
hematological profile, immune response, and body weight changes of
goats that were experimentally infected with Haemonchus
contortus.
Materials and Methods: Total 12 adult male goats of similar
age and body weight (26.49±0.87) were allocated in 3 groups in
completely randomized design. MNB supplemented in first two groups
i.e. in T 1
(no infection) and T2
(H. contortus
infection @ 1500 L3/goat)
group, while, MNB-condensed tannin (CT) supplemented in T3
(H. contortus
infection @ 1500 L3/goat
+ CT source). All goats were fed concentrate mixture @ 100
g/day/goat, ad lib wheat straw and MNB or MNB-CT to meet
their requirement for maintenance. Body weights were recorded and
blood and fecal samples were collected at 0 day and thereafter at
15 days intervals for a period of 75 days for the assessment of
body weight changes, hematological profile and H. contortus
loads. Both humoral and cell-mediated immune (CMI) response were
assessed at the end of feeding trial.
Results: Mean hemoglobin and packed cell volume (PCV) levels
were found to be highest (p<0.001, p<0.05) in T 1
group followed by T3
group and lowest values were
observed in T2
group. However, The PCV values
between T1
and T3
groups were found to be
statistically non-significant (p<0.05). The humoral and CMI
response were significantly (p<0.036) higher in T3
group as compared to T2
group. MNB-CT
supplementation significantly (p<0.001) reduced fecal egg counts
in T3
group as compared to MNB
supplemented T2
group.
Conclusion: Supplementation of MNB-CT could be used as an
alternative sustainable method to control H. contortus and
maintained health status and performance of goats in face of
parasitic challenge.
Keywords: condensed tannins, goats, Haemonchus contortus,
leaf meal mixture, multi-nutrient blocks.
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