An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of varying levels of Parkia biglobosa fruit pulp on the performance of UDA rams. The animals were fed diets containing 0, 10, 20 and 30% inclusion levels of P. biglobosa fruit pulp in a completely randomized experimental design replicated four times. Blood sample evaluation was carried out at the end of the experiment. Serum evaluation indicated significant differences in direct bilirubin, chlorine, bicarbonate, potassium, albumin, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, cholesterol, creatinine, urea and glucose (P<0.05) Further studies should be carried out with other breeds of sheep to evaluate the effect of the test ingredient on lactation and other physiological functions of the animals.
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