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Growth, haematology and serum biochemistry of pigs fed diets containing
different levels of crude fibre with or without a probiotic
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*Cosmas
C. Ogbu1, Ndubuisi S. Machebe2, Anthony E. Okafor2
and Marvin A. Egom2 |
1College
of Veterinary Medicine, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture,
Umudike, Nigeria; 2Department of Animal Science, University
of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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Abstract |
The study was carried out to determine the effects of levels of crude
fibre (CF), with and without a probiotic (PB) -
Saccharomyces cerevisiae – on
the growth, haematology, and serum biochemistry of weaner pigs.
Forty-eight (48) 11 week (wk) old F1 Large White (LW) x Landrace (LR)
(LW x LR) crossbred weaner pigs of mean weight 10 kg were used for the
study which lasted for 11 wk. The study was a 2 x 4 factorial involving
8 treatments (T1-T8) and 3 replications/treatment
(6 piglets/treatment, and 2 piglets/replicate) namely: T1: 5%
CF + 0.00g PB; T2: 10% CF + 0.00g PB; T3: 5% CF +
0.50g PB; T4: 10% CF + 0.50g PB; T5: 5%
CF + 0.75g PB; T6: 10% CF + 0.75g PB; T7: 5% CF +
1.00g PB, and T8: 10% CF + 1.00gPB/kg. Two
isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets having two CF levels (5 or 10%) were
formulated for the experiment. The probiotic was added to the feeds
after compounding. Results showed significant (P<0.05) effect of
treatment on growth, linear body parameters, and serum biochemical
indices of the pigs but not on the haematological indices. It was
concluded that the combination of 5 or 10% CF with 0.75gPB/kg diet was
found the best to enhance the growth of crossbred weaner pigs. However,
some of the blood and serum biochemistry values of the pigs were
suboptimal.
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Keywords:
Crossbred pig; fibre; palm kernel cake; probiotic;
Saccharomyces
cerevisiae |
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To cite this article:
Ogbu CC, NS Machebe, AE Okafor and MA Egom,
2014.
Growth, haematology and serum biochemistry of pigs fed diets containing
different levels of crude fibre with or without a probiotic.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 4(9): 512-521. |
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