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The effect of Mentha piperita essential oil on biochemical and
haematological parameters of rams
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Hamed
Amini Pour1, Abbas-Ali Naserian2*, Ali Reza Vakili2
and Abdol-Mansour Tahmasbi2 |
1Ph.D Student of Ruminant Nutrition, Ferdowsi
University of Mashhad International Campus, Mashhad, Iran
2Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of
Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Abstract |
The present study aimed
to estimate the effect of Mentha piperita essential oil on
biochemical and haematological parameters of sheep. A total number of 16
rams (3-4 years old) were randomly distributed into four treatments
based on the essential oil dose: control (T1), 10 (T2), 20 (T3) and 30
ml/kg (T4) dry matter. The serum biochemical and plasma haematological
parameters measured in the study included blood urea nitrogen (BUN),
glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, total protein (TP), albumin,
globulin, white blood cell count (WBC) and red blood cell count (RBC).
The results indicated that glucose concentration increased significantly
(P<0.05) in T4 compared to the control. No significant difference was
found in cholesterol, triglyceride, BUN, total protein, albumin and
globulin between the control and treated groups. In addition, WBC was
significantly (P<0.05) high in T3 compared to the control. We concluded
that alfalfa and barley silage treated with Mentha piperita
essential oil improved glucose and WBC count in rams.
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Keywords:
Essential oil; biochemical; haematology; rams
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To cite this article:
Pour HA, AA Naserain, AR Vakili and AM Tahmasbi, 2016. The
effect of Mentha piperita
essential oil on biochemical and haematological parameters of rams.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 6(6): 181-184. |
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