出版社：The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE)
摘要：The effect of diets containing Garcinia kola seed meal on blood characteristics of 36 growing rabbit bucks of about 3 months old were investigated in an experiment that lasted for 3 months. The animals were randomly assigned to 3 treatments of 3 replicates each. Three experimental diets, T 1 , (control; containing 0 % G. kola seed meal), T 2 (2.5 % G. kola seed meal) and T 3 (5 % G. kola seed meal) were administered ad libitum to the animals. The haematological parameters evaluated were; packed cell volume (PCV), haemoglobin (Hb), white blood cell (WBC) and differentials. There were significant (P<0.05) proliferation of total WBC and lymphocyte counts in T 2 than in T 1 and T 3 which were similar (P>0.05). Serum biochemical analysis of total protein, albumin, globulin, aspartate amino transaminase (AST), alanine amino transaminase (ALT) and alanine phosphate (ALP), recorded significantly (P<0.05) higher aspartate amino transaminase (AST) in T 2 (81.67 + 4.41 IU/L) than in T 1 (61.0 + 2.52 IU/L) and T 3 (68, 67 + 3.48 IU/L) which were similar (P>0.05). Alanine amino transaminase (ALT) were similar (P>0.05) in T 2 (59.0 + 2.65 IU/L) and T 3 (54.0 + 1.0 IU/L) but significantly (P<0.05) higher than T 1 (42.33 + 4.63 IU/L). The results of this study indicate that G. kola seed meal increases lymphocyte count in rabbit bucks which also gives rise to a corresponding total white blood cell count. Serum biochemical characteristics showed a possible mild organ degenerations as evident in the significant (P<0.05) increase in aspartate amino transaminase (AST) and alanine amino transaminase (ALT) of animals consuming diets containing Garcinia kola seed meal.
关键词：Garcinia kola ; haematological; biochemical; rabbits.
