Effect of Feeding Wheat and Paddy Straw on Blood Parameters and Serum Enzymes in Goats

Abstract

| Paddy and wheat generate multi-million tons of straw as residue. These two straws although similar in their nutrient content are quite different in microstructure and non-nutritive chemical composition. Present study scrutinized the effect of these straws when fed in combination as compared to fed as sole roughage on blood biochemical profile and serum enzymes. Eighteen non-descript local adult male goats were randomly divided into three equal groups as per randomized block design and were offered concentrate mixture @20g /kg metabolic body weight (W 0.75 ) along with either wheat straw (WS), paddy straw (PS) or wheat-paddy straw as 60:40 mix (WP) ad libitum. Feeding trial lasted for 30 days. The haemoglobin, total serum protein, albumin, blood urea nitrogen and serum enzymes (alanine transaminase and aspartate aminotransferase) were comparable among goats irrespective of the diets. It may be concluded that wheat and paddy straw can be used as sole roughage or in combination without effecting blood biochemical profile and serum enzymes of goats.

Effects of Replacement of Wheat Straw with Corn Stover Based TMR on Growth Performance, Behavioural Characteristics, selected Blood Metabolites and Nutrient Digestibility in Beetal Bucks.

“…Blood metabolites including glucose and BUN are indicators of nutrition status of the animal. The current ndings regarding levels of glucose and BUN are in line with previous studies (Ganai et al 2017;Jan et al 2015). These later authors reported no effects of replacing WS with CS on blood sugar and urea levels in the blood of bucks.…”

“…Additionally, WS contain different types of phytosterols including stigmasterol, ergosterol and cholesterol (Tufail et al 2021). In contrast, WS has an increased ber and lignin contents, ultimately resulting in decreased voluntary intake and digestibility and slowed passage rate of digesta in small ruminants (Ganai et al 2017). Another constraint in proper utilization of WS by sheep and goats is the interlocking of polysaccharides of cell wall with lignin contents.…”

The Role of Oils Addition to Diets and its Effect on Ration Consumption and Production Profomance Recovery of Dairy Goats

“…The concentrations of creatinine in trial goats (G1, G2 and G3) is remained lower ( Table 7) compared to reference values (Kaneko et al, 2008). However, Ganai et al (2017) concluded that the amount of formed creatinine is relatively constant for a determined subject and is barely affected by nourished with protein and energy intake. The results of the study indicated that the serum levels of the minerals as calcium (Ca) and phosphors (P) were altered by the supplemented oils to feedstuffs compared to goats free of oils.There was an increase (P<0.05) of Ca and P (P>0.05) among trial groups.…”

“…According to Abdel-Gawad (2017), he confirmed that liver enzymes play important roles in intermediate metabolic processes to synthesis and degradation of amino acid in cells and the liver cell damage leads to an increases serum level of both ALT and AST enzymes. Hence, the activity of enzymes such as AST and GGT are used as indicators of physical stress and hepatocellular injury may be evaluated by measuring AST (Ganai et al, 2017)…”