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- Ad libitum
- water and feed
- Restricted
- water
- Restricted
- feed
- Hb (g/dl) Lucerne hay
- G rass hay
- 6 .04 ± 0 .2 7 a
- 4 .95 ± 0 .2 9 b
- 5 .48 ± 0 .24
- 5 .06 ± 0 .27
- 5 .48 ± 0 .16
- 4 .95 ± 0 .40
- PCV (% ) Lucern e ha y
- G rass hay
- 24.66 ± 1 .1 1
- 24.50 ± 1 .7 7
- 27.33 ± 1 .0 0
- 30.00 ± 2 .1 5
- 22.67 ± 0 .8 9
- 23.50 ± 1 .5 0
- G lucose
- (m g/dl)
- Lucerne h a y
- G rass hay
- 55.29 ± 3 .5 3
- 43.10 ± 4 .0 3
- 49.20 ± 2 .21 a
- 32.99 ± 3 .26 b
- 55.18 ± 3.96 a
- 37.93 ± 3.12 b
- Total p rotein
- (g /dl)
- Lucerne h a y
- G rass hay
- 5 .90 ± 0 .25
- 5 .68 ± 0 .16
- 5 .97 ± 0 .16
- 5 .27 ± 0 .14
- 5 .41 ± 0 .15
- 5 .27 ± 0 .41
- A lbumin
- (g /dl)
- Lucerne h a y
- G rass hay
- 3 .75 ± 0 .24
- 3 .73 ± 0 .11
- 3 .75 ± 0 .15
- 3 .75 ± 0 .12
- 3 .45 ± 0 .25
- 3 .32 ± 0 .25
- G lobulin
- (g /dl)
- Lucerne h a y
- G rass hay
- 2 .15 ± 0 .18
- 1 .95 ± 0 .24
- 2 .22 ± 0 .25
- 1 .52 ± 0 .24
- 1 .96 ± 0 .20
- 1 .95 ± 0 .20
- Cholesterol
- (m g/dl)
- Lucerne h a y
- G rass hay
- 77.43 ± 3 .08 a
- 202 .78 ± 2 2.41 b
- 45.14 ± 3 .34 a
- 179 .52 ± 22.60 b
- 95.83 ± 3.45 a
- 231 .94 ± 16.40 b
- U rea
- (m g/dl)
- Lucerne h a y
- G rass hay
- 74.75 ± 2 .69 a
- 17.07 ± 2 .24 b
- 80.31 ± 3 .60 a
- 28.59 ± 5 .26 b
- 75.24 ± 3.22 a
- 23.46 ± 4.41 b
- TABLE 2: Effect of feed type on some haematological and blood constituents of Desert goats fed
- lucerne hay or grass hay
- Values are means of 9 animals ± SE
- Values within the same column bearing different superscripts differ significantly: ab P<0.05
- Ad libitum
- water and feed
- Restricted
- water
- Restricted
- feed
- Na (mEq/l) Lucerne hay
- Grass hay
- 94.20 ± 7.65
- 167.57 ± 17.84
- 112.79 ± 5.71
- 186.59 ± 14.57
- 114.50 ± 2.81
- 193.84 ± 11.78
- K (mEq/l) Lucerne hay
- Grass hay
- 1.92 ± 0.24
- 2.19 ± 0.20
- 3.78 ± 0.63
- 2.56 ± 0.01
- 3.63 ± 0.74
- 2.03 ± 0.21
- Ca (mg% ) Lucerne hay
- Grass hay
- 10.87 ± 0.90
- 14.77 ± 0.36
- 12.35 ± 0.97
- 11.91 ± 0.98
- 8.56 ± 0.49
- 13.09 ± 0.64
- TABLE 3: Effect of feed type on blood minerals of Desert goats fed lucerne hay or grass hay
- Values are means of 9 animals ± SE
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