Haematological and serum biochemical parameters of broiler chicken fed varying levels of oyster mushroom (pleurotus ostreatus) waste meal.

Authors

  • T. I Adebomi Department of Agriculture, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
  • G. O. Tayo Department of Agriculture, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
  • M . Olumide Department of Agriculture, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
  • O. A Adeyemi Department of Animal Production, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Broilers chickens, Hematology, Oyster Mushroom Waste, Serum, Immunity, creatinine, total cholesterol, feed

Abstract

A study was conducted to investigate the utilization of varying levels of Oyster Mushroom Waste (OMW) meal by broiler chicken diets. A total of 160 Abor-acre day old chicks were used. The birds were subjected to a feeding trial that lasted for 6 weeks. The effects of OMW meal were measured on hematological and serum biochemical indices of the birds. The birds were randomly assigned to 4 dietary treatments (T) with 4 replications (10 birds per replicate). The 4dietary treatment groups were as follows:T1(control) Basal diet with 0%OMW, T2: Basal diet with 0.2%OMW, T3: Basal diet with 0.4%OMW, T4 Basal diet with 0.6%OMW. On hematological parameters dietary levels of OMW had a significant effect (P<0.05) on PCV, Hb, WBC, MCV, PLT and MCH when compared with the control group. For serum biochemical parameters, significant differences (P<0.05) were observed on Uric Acid (UA), Total Protein
(TP), Total Cholesterol (TC), and Glucose (GLU) levels, but had no significant effect (P>0.05) on Creatinine. The inclusion of OMW generally improved the health of birds considering the
effect on hematological parameter measured. Based on the result obtained, the use of OMW at 0.4% inclusion supports the growth of broiler chickens.

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Published

2024-08-07

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2019): Volume 3 Number 1, 2019

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