Effect of balanced concentrate ration on the performance and hematobiochemical profile of lactating native ewes and lambs in coastal Odisha

Beura, Sasanka Sekhar; Pradhan, C. R.; Panigrahi, B.; Sahoo, Chiranjib; Sahoo, Abhishek; Jena, Biswadeep

doi:10.14202/vetworld.2014.1047-1057

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“…Runa et al (2022) showed no effect of age on transaminase activity in Black Bengal goats. This discrepancy in results could be attributed to the variations in the breed (Hajinejad-Bamroud et al, 2020), surroundings, dietary intake, and overall health condition of the animals (Beura et al, 2014).…”

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Exploratory Study on the Relationship Between Age, Reproductive Stage, Body Condition Score, and Liver Biochemical Profiles in Rembi Breed Ewes

Hamza,

Bourabah

2024

IJVM

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Background: The Rembi sheep breed is renowned for its exceptional meat quality and significant economic profit. Nevertheless, there is a gap in research on the hepatic parameters of this breed in Algeria despite the considerable value of the liver in the Algerian population’s diet. Objectives: The research aimed to determine the impact of physiological factors (age, physiological stage, and body condition score) on biochemical sheep liver parameters. Methods: Sixty clinically healthy female Rembi breed sheep, aged between 3 months and 7 years, raised at the Technical Institute of Livestock (ITELV) Ksar Chellala Farm in Tiaret Province, Algeria, were selected for biochemical analysis and assessing aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total bilirubin (TBIL), direct bilirubin (DBIL), albumin (ALB), and total protein (TP). Results: The concentrations of AST, ALP, and GGT increased significantly (P≤0.001) in young sheep, while ALT and TP levels decreased (P≤0.05). However, a high level of GGT (P<0.001) was also observed in lactating ewes, and during pregnancy, females have a low level of ALP (P<0.001). Furthermore, the body condition score does not affect any of the measurements. Conclusion: Considering the animal’s age and physiological stage is critical before interpreting the results.

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Exploratory Study on the Relationship Between Age, Reproductive Stage, Body Condition Score, and Liver Biochemical Profiles in Rembi Breed Ewes

Hamza,

Bourabah

2024

IJVM

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“…Ruminants including sheep have the unique ability to survive harsh environmental conditions and food shortages. For this reason, they are the preferred rearing animals in arid, semi-arid and dry hilly areas and are of central economic importance for most people of these areas [2,4]. The estimated population of sheep in Pakistan is 31.9 million heads; they are reared for mutton, wool, milk and hide production.…”

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Effect of feeding different levels of forages and concentrate ration on production performance, serum biochemical and hematological profile in Ghaljo sheep (Ovis aries)

Khan¹

2023

PAB

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Adequate provision of nutritious diet can help improve the production performance of sheep. This study aimed to explore optimal production performance in Ghaljo sheep feeding different levels of forages and concentrate ration. Nine healthy sheep were divided into three groups. The control group was fed on an exclusively forage-based diet (wheat straw, sorghum and millet), Concentrate-supplemented diet (C-33) group on 33% concentrate with 67% forages and C-67 group on 67% concentrate with 33% forages. The average weight gain was significantly greater in animals fed on concentrate-supplemented diet (C-33 group: 13.9±1.0 Kg; C-67 group: 13.0±0.9 Kg) than an exclusively forage-based diet (10.1±0.9 Kg, p=0.007). The feed efficiency of animals fed on concentrate-supplemented diet (C-33 group: 7.3±0.4; C-67 group: 7.5±0.1) was superior to an exclusively forage-based diet (8.4±0.2, p=0.003). The total serum protein levels (C-33 group: 7.4±0.3 g/dL; C-67 group: 7.1±0.3 g/dL; Control group: 6.5±0.3 g/dL, P=0.009) were significantly higher with concentrate-supplemented diet. While, serum urea levels were significantly different between all study group (C-67 group: 15.6±1.3 mg/dL; C-33 group: 13.7±0.5 mg/dL; Control group: 12.2±0.4 mg/dL, p=0.007). The highest return on investment (26%) was seen in animals fed on a diet comprising 33% concentrate ration with 67% forages. In conclusion, concentrate-supplemented diet significantly improves weight gain and feed efficiency in sheep. Diet comprising 33% concentrate ration with 67% forages on dry matter basis are recommended for optimal growth and economic returns without adverse effect on animal health.

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Kendrapada Sheep: An Insight Into Productivity and Genetic Potential of this Prolific Breed

Dash¹,

Sahoo²,

Rahman³

et al. 2022

Sheep Farming - Herds Husbandry, Management System, Reproduction and Improvement of Animal Health

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Kendrapada sheep of Odisha is a prolific, medium stature meat type breed. The Kendrapada sheep is the second prolific sheep of India after Garrole of West Bengal, which carries FecB mutation, responsible for prolificacy. The reproductive traits of this sheep is the major attribute where the ewe of this sheep comes to heat at around 10–11 months and drops its first lamb at around 15–16 months of age. The average lambing interval in these sheep is 8 months with gestation period of 150 days. The reproductive performance of these sheep is the uniqueness of this sheep population with more than 70% multiple births; 62.8% twinning, 2.3% triplet and 1% quadruplets. Thus research should be undertaken to conserve the valuable germplasm of Kendrapada sheep to improve the other breeds of India which are good in context of weight gain but lack prolificacy. As sheep are well adapted to diverse climatic conditions they can easily thrive on wide variety of grasses and crop residues thus fits well in zero input free grazing system of rearing by rural poor. However the potentiality of this Kendrapada sheep in terms of meat quality and prolificacy and resistance to diseases has been the simulating force to take up base line survey along with variety of trials to conserve this breed. Keeping the above mentioned points in mind the present study was carried out to highlight the baseline details of this neglected breed as it is one of the first review articles on Kendrapada sheep.

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Effect of balanced concentrate ration on the performance and hematobiochemical profile of lactating native ewes and lambs in coastal Odisha

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Exploratory Study on the Relationship Between Age, Reproductive Stage, Body Condition Score, and Liver Biochemical Profiles in Rembi Breed Ewes

Exploratory Study on the Relationship Between Age, Reproductive Stage, Body Condition Score, and Liver Biochemical Profiles in Rembi Breed Ewes

Effect of feeding different levels of forages and concentrate ration on production performance, serum biochemical and hematological profile in Ghaljo sheep (Ovis aries)

Kendrapada Sheep: An Insight Into Productivity and Genetic Potential of this Prolific Breed

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