Betaine counteracts the harmful effects of saline water induced to growing lambs
Abdelsattar, M., Hussein, A., Haridy, M., Abd El-Ati, M., Saleem, A., Zhang, N. (2019). Betaine counteracts the harmful effects of saline water induced to growing lambs. EKB Journal Management System, 14(3), 19-31. doi: 10.21608/ejsgs.2019.88241
M. M. Abdelsattar; A. M.A. Hussein; M. Haridy; M. N. Abd El-Ati; A. M. Saleem; N. Zhang. "Betaine counteracts the harmful effects of saline water induced to growing lambs". EKB Journal Management System, 14, 3, 2019, 19-31. doi: 10.21608/ejsgs.2019.88241
Abdelsattar, M., Hussein, A., Haridy, M., Abd El-Ati, M., Saleem, A., Zhang, N. (2019). 'Betaine counteracts the harmful effects of saline water induced to growing lambs', EKB Journal Management System, 14(3), pp. 19-31. doi: 10.21608/ejsgs.2019.88241
Abdelsattar, M., Hussein, A., Haridy, M., Abd El-Ati, M., Saleem, A., Zhang, N. Betaine counteracts the harmful effects of saline water induced to growing lambs. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 14(3): 19-31. doi: 10.21608/ejsgs.2019.88241

Betaine counteracts the harmful effects of saline water induced to growing lambs

Egyptian Journal of Sheep and Goats Sciences
Article 2, Volume 14, Issue 3, December 2019, Page 19-31  XML PDF (750.5 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejsgs.2019.88241
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Authors
M. M. Abdelsattar1; A. M.A. Hussein2; M. Haridy3; M. N. Abd El-Ati2; A. M. Saleem1; N. Zhang4
1Department of Animal and Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt.
2Department of Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt.
3Department of Pathology & Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt.
4Feed Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China.
Abstract
The current study aimed to evaluate the effects of betaine on the growth performance, blood parameters, and histopathology of growing lambs offered fresh or saline water. A total of 20 healthy Ossimi male lambs, aged 9 months, were randomly assigned to four treatments (n=5). Lambs received NaCI (0% or 1.5%) with drinking water and betaine (0 or 2500 mg/kg diet) with ration. The experiment lasted 135 days. Saline water significantly decreased (p<0.01) lamb body weight, blood urea, sodium and alanine amino transferase. Betaine significantly increased (p<0.05) lamb body weight, Hb concentration, RBCs count and hematocrit value. However, betaine decreased (p<0.05) blood neutrophils, band cells and eosinophils, urea, and both alanine and aspartate amino transferases. Saline water induced swelling and disarrangement of hepatocytes, focal medullary tubular necrosis and calcium calculi in renal tissue, and fasciculation and focal lysis of cardiac muscle fibers. In contrast, betaine ameliorated these harmful effects of saline water. In conclusion, dietary betaine could enhance the growth performance and ameliorate the harmful effects of drinking saline water for sheep.
Keywords
Salinity; Betaine; Lambs; Growth; Harmful; Ameliorative
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