Growth performance and physiological status of intensively raised West African dwarf (WAD) goats supplemented with dietary antioxidants
Yusuf, A., Raheem, A., Sowande, O., Adebayo, K., Motsei, L., Ayoola, A. (2019). Growth performance and physiological status of intensively raised West African dwarf (WAD) goats supplemented with dietary antioxidants. EKB Journal Management System, 50(1), 65-74. doi: 10.21608/ejvs.2019.9820.1066
Azeez Yusuf; Abdulazeez Akorede Raheem; Olusiji Sunday Sowande; K O Adebayo; Lebogang Motsei; Akeem Ayoola. "Growth performance and physiological status of intensively raised West African dwarf (WAD) goats supplemented with dietary antioxidants". EKB Journal Management System, 50, 1, 2019, 65-74. doi: 10.21608/ejvs.2019.9820.1066
Yusuf, A., Raheem, A., Sowande, O., Adebayo, K., Motsei, L., Ayoola, A. (2019). 'Growth performance and physiological status of intensively raised West African dwarf (WAD) goats supplemented with dietary antioxidants', EKB Journal Management System, 50(1), pp. 65-74. doi: 10.21608/ejvs.2019.9820.1066
Yusuf, A., Raheem, A., Sowande, O., Adebayo, K., Motsei, L., Ayoola, A. Growth performance and physiological status of intensively raised West African dwarf (WAD) goats supplemented with dietary antioxidants. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 50(1): 65-74. doi: 10.21608/ejvs.2019.9820.1066

Growth performance and physiological status of intensively raised West African dwarf (WAD) goats supplemented with dietary antioxidants

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences
Article 8, Volume 50, Issue 1, June 2019, Page 65-74  XML PDF (537.44 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejvs.2019.9820.1066
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Authors
Azeez Yusuf email 1; Abdulazeez Akorede Raheem2; Olusiji Sunday Sowande3; K O Adebayo4; Lebogang Motsei5; Akeem Ayoola6
1Department of Animal Production and Health, Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2240, Abeokuta, Nigeria Department of Animal Science, North West University, South Africa
2Department of Animal Production and Health, Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2240, Abeokuta, Nigeria
3Department of Animal Production and Health, Federal university of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
4Department of Animal Nutrition, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
5Department of Animal Science, North West University, South Africa
6Department of Animal Production and Health Federal University of Agriculture, P.M.B. 2240, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Abstract
This study explored the impact of dietary antioxidant supplementation on growth performance and blood profile of intensively raised West African dwarf goats. Thirty West African dwarf goats (8.00 ± 0.13 kg) were divided into five treatment groups of six (6) animals per group and randomly allotted to one of the five diets supplemented with (1). no dietary antioxidant (control); (2). Vitamin E (200mg/kg of feed); (3).Vitamin C (600mg/kg of feed); (4). 200mg Vitamin E+ 0.2mg Selenium/kg of feed; (5). 600mg Vitamin C+ 0.2mg Selenium/ kg of feed respectively, in a completely randomized design. The results revealed that dietary antioxidant supplementation significantly (p<0.05) influenced the red blood cell (RBC) with higher values in selenium supplemented groups, white blood cell (WBC) and basophil counts. Albumin, glucose and alanine transaminase (ALT) significantly (p<0.05) differed across the diets. The significantly (p<0.05) reduced thiobabutiric acid substance (TBARS) in supplemented groups compared to the control justified the scavenging characteristics of the supplemented antioxidants. Furthermore, cholesterol, uric acid, glutathione (GSH), glutathione S -tranferase (GST) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities were oxidative biomarkers significantly (p<0.05) influenced by the antioxidants supplementation while bilirubin and Vitamin E were similar across the treatments. The findings of this study revealed that Vitamin E, Vitamin C and their combination with Selenium did not only enhance erythrocyte formation but improved immune response and health status as well as the oxidative status of the goats by reducing the activities of TBARS and increasing the activities of SOD, GSH and GST.
Keywords
antioxidants; Growth performance; Immune Response; West African Dwarf goat
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