The Effect of Molasses/Mineral Feed Blocks along with the Use of Medicated Blocks on Haematological and Biochemical Blood Parameters in Boer Goats

Kioumarsi, Hamed; Yahaya, Zary Shariman; Rahman, Abdel

doi:10.3923/ajava.2011.1264.1270

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“…All hematological values were within the normal ranges for goats [ 25 – 27 ] suggesting that molasses supplementation had no adverse effects on both the hematopoietic and immune systems. Similar results have been reported in Boer and local Mahari goats fed molasses/mineral blocks [ 14 , 22 ] and in West African Dwarf goats fed cassava peels with urea-molasses multi-nutrient block supplements [ 28 ].…”

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“…Molasses is extensively used in livestock feeding to improve palatability and to reduce dustiness [ 12 ]. Furthermore, molasses has been used for a long time as a carrier for urea and mineral supplements to provide a slow, continuous intake of nutrients required for an optimum environment for microbial fermentation [ 13 , 14 ]. Therefore, valuable research has been conducted on feeding molasses to dairy and beef cattle [ 11 , 15 – 17 ] and sheep [ 18 – 20 ].…”

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“…Other researchers used urea-molasses mineral blocks or urea-molasses to improve growth and production performance in goats [ 21 , 22 ]. However, few data are available with regard to feeding molasses to goat kids or to assess blood metabolites and rumen fermentation indices in response to dietary supplementation with molasses [ 13 , 14 , 22 ]. A study conducted by Babikir [ 23 ] concluded that dietary supplementation with 20% molasses improved feedlot performance of Nubian goat kids; however, the author did not study the effect of molasses on blood metabolites and rumen fermentation.…”

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Effects of dietary supplementation with different concentration of molasses on growth performance, blood metabolites and rumen fermentation indices of Nubian goats

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Background Molasses is a potential energy supplement; extensively used to improve growth performance, milk and meat characteristics in goats at relatively low concentrations of 5–40% of the diet. Few data are available concerning feeding molasses to goat kids; therefore, the current study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with higher concentrations of molasses on growth performance, blood metabolites and rumen fermentation indices. Twenty male Nubian goat kids (4–6 months old; 9–10 kg BW) were randomly assigned to 4 groups receiving different concentration of molasses: 0% (M-0), 30% (M-30), 40% (M-40) and 45% (M-45) for 5 weeks. Feed (DFI) and water intake (DWI) were measured daily, while the blood and rumen liquor samples were collected weekly. Results The DFI increased and feed conversion ratio (FCR) decreased in all molasses-supplemented groups (P ≤ 0.05), whereas DWI increased in M-30 and decreased in M-45 (P ≤ 0.05). The final BW and average daily gain (ADG) increased (P < 0.0001) in groups M-30 and M-40 compared to the control and M-45. Blood pH was significantly influenced by dietary molasses concentration (MC) and the duration of molasses supplementation (MD), where it decreased in groups M-30 and M-45 compared to the control and M-40 (P < 0.05). The MC had no significant effect on blood Hb, HCT, TLC, albumin, [K+], AST, ALT and total protozoa count (TPC), as well as ruminal-[Na+], [K+], strong ion difference concentration ([SID3]) and [NH3]; however, only [NH3] was significantly affected by MD and the interaction between MC and MD (MC × MD). Serum TP, globulins, [Na+] and [Cl−] increased (P ≤ 0.05) in all supplemented groups, while A/G ratio and [SID3] decreased (P ≤ 0.05). Ruminal pH decreased (P < 0.0001) in M-40 and M-45 compared to the control and M-30. However, [VFAs] increased (P < 0.04) in M-30 and M-40 compared to the control and M-45, while osmolality increased (P ≤ 0.05) in M-30 compared to the other groups. Conclusions Dietary supplementation with molasses at a concentration of 30% for 3 weeks improved growth performance, protein metabolism and rumen fermentation without compromising animal health, immunity, and electrolytes and acid-base homeostasis.

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“…There was no age-related difference in young and adult male Hair goats. In this study, it was determined that the cholesterol results obtained from female kid, male kid, and adult male goats were higher than the results of other researchers (Waziri et al, 2010, Tanrıtanır et al, 2010, Kioumarsi et al, 2011Khan et al, 2013, Al-Bulushi et al, 2017, while they were between the reference values stated by Kaneko (2009). In the present study, it was observed that cholesterol level increased with age in female Hair goats.…”

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Serum cholesterol levels in Hair goats of Aksaray Region

Karaþahin

Aksoy

Haydardedeoðlu

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This study was conducted to determine the levels of serum total cholesterol in Hair goats in different gender and age ranges. For this purpose, the blood samples from 120 Hair goats, young (£ 6 months) and adult (2-4 years), which were found to be clinically healthy, were taken from the vena jugularis. Triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL and LDL cholesterol levels were measured in sera samples. The mean values in adult female goats, young female goats, adult male goats and young male goats were found. Triglyceride levels were found to be higher in male goats than in females. It was observed that the HDL values obtained from male kids were lower than the other ones. The LDL results obtained from the goats were close to each other and statistically insignificant. Thus, in this study, the data obtained is considered to contribute to the formation of reference values in the Hair goats.n

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“…Forsberg et al (2002) have also reported increase in body weight due to urea molasses mineral block supplementation in goats. ASUMMB provides urea, a non protein nitrogen (NPN) which is utilized for protein synthesis and minerals which are used for bone formation (Kioumarsi et al, 2011) hence increase in body weight (Pinos-Rodríguez et al, 2011).…”

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Impact of Area Specific Urea Molasses Mineral Block on the Production Performance of Pashmina Goats

Yatoo¹

2016

Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci.

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| This study was conducted to demonstrate the effect of area specific urea molasses mineral block (ASUMMB) on growth and production of pashmina goats and their kids. A total of 30 pashmina goats of age ranging from 1.5-2 years were divided into three groups (Group I, II and III), each group having 10 animals. Group I and Group II were supplemented with ASUMMB (150 g/day) and concentrate mixture (150 g/day) respectively, for 120 days (10 days of every month) each year. Group III was considered as control without any supplementation. They were evaluated for body weight gain and health status on quarterly basis, pashmina yield and quality, conception rate and birth weight of kids, on yearly basis. At 2 months age, kids of these animals were divided into three groups (Group I, II and III), each group containing 6 animals (n=6) and Group I was supplemented with ASUMMB (75 g/day), Group II with concentrate mixture (75 g/day) and Group III with no supplementation. They were evaluated for body weight gain and health status on quarterly basis, pashmina yield and quality on yearly basis. Body weight gain on quarterly basis, pashmina yield and staple/fiber length on yearly basis was higher (p<0.05) in both ASUMMB supplemented pashmina goats and kids than the non-supplemented group. ASUMMB supplementation increased conception rate of pashmina goats, birth weight (p<0.05) of kids and improved health status of both (+++). These findings are attributed to nutrient supplementation by ASUMMB, which provides all the essential nutrients required for growth, production, reproduction and health of pashmina goats, and thus improving production performance.

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The Effect of Molasses/Mineral Feed Blocks along with the Use of Medicated Blocks on Haematological and Biochemical Blood Parameters in Boer Goats

Cited by 8 publications

References 9 publications

Effects of dietary supplementation with different concentration of molasses on growth performance, blood metabolites and rumen fermentation indices of Nubian goats

Effects of dietary supplementation with different concentration of molasses on growth performance, blood metabolites and rumen fermentation indices of Nubian goats

Serum cholesterol levels in Hair goats of Aksaray Region

Impact of Area Specific Urea Molasses Mineral Block on the Production Performance of Pashmina Goats

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