HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF KANO BROWN BUCKS FED DIETS CONTAINING GRADED LEVELS OF Piliostigma thonningii (KARGO) LEAVES IN SEMI – ARID REGION OF NIGERIA

Authors

  • K. A. Iiiyasu Kano Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA), Kano State.
  • R. M. Ashiru Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria
  • R. M. Ashiru Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria
  • B. D. Aujara Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria
  • A. A. Wudil Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Danbatta. Kano State, Nigeria.
  • A. I. Idris Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Danbatta. Kano State, Nigeria.
  • S. Sariyu Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Danbatta. Kano State, Nigeria.
  • S. U. Abdulhamid Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Danbatta. Kano State, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Piliostigma thonningii, Haematology, Inclusion, Levels, Bucks

Abstract

The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding different inclusion levels of Piliostigma thonningii leaves on haematology of Kano Brown bucks. Sixteen (16) growing Kano Brown bucks weighing averagely 10 – 12 2kg were randomly allocated to four treatments in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four (4) replications per treatment. Four (4) diets containing P. thonningii leaves at 0, 15, 30 and 45% were fed at 3.5 kg/ body weight/day for a period of 84 days. The results of heamatological parameters showed no significant (P>0.05) differences in all parameters except for packed cell volume (PCV). It was concluded that inclusion level of P. thonningii leaves has no deleterious effects on haematology of Kano Brown bucks. It was therefore, recommended that, P. thonningii leaves could be included up to 45% level in the diet of Kano Brown bucks.

Author Biographies

K. A. Iiiyasu, Kano Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA), Kano State.

Kano Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA), Kano State.

R. M. Ashiru, Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria

Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria

R. M. Ashiru, Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria

Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria

B. D. Aujara, Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria

Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria

A. A. Wudil, Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Danbatta. Kano State, Nigeria.

Department of Animal Production Technology

A. I. Idris, Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Danbatta. Kano State, Nigeria.

Department of Animal Production Technology

S. Sariyu, Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Danbatta. Kano State, Nigeria.

Department of Animal Production Technology

S. U. Abdulhamid, Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Danbatta. Kano State, Nigeria.

Department of Animal Production Technology,

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Published

2025-03-20

How to Cite

Iiiyasu, K. A., Ashiru, R. M., Ashiru, R. M., Aujara, B. D., Wudil, A. A., Idris, A. I., Sariyu, S., & Abdulhamid, S. U. (2025). HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF KANO BROWN BUCKS FED DIETS CONTAINING GRADED LEVELS OF Piliostigma thonningii (KARGO) LEAVES IN SEMI – ARID REGION OF NIGERIA. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 421–423. Retrieved from https://mail.njap.org.ng/index.php/njap/article/view/8610

Issue

2025: Proceedings 2025

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