Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/12.1.875
Investigation of the effect of tribulus terrestris extract on the main biochemical and haematological indices of the blood in guinea fowls (Numida meleagris)
Christo CHRISTEV
Martina NICKOLOVA
Dimo PENKOV
Rumiana IVANOVA
Desislava ABADJIEVA
Svetlana GRIGOROVA
Abstract
The aim of the present research was to investigate the effect of Bulgarian additive
Vemoherb-T (dry extract of the annual plant Tribulus terrestris – L), produced by
Vemo 99 Ltd Company, Sofia on main biochemical characteristics and hematological
parameters of the blood in guinea fowl (Numida meleagris). An experiment was
carried out with 30 Pearl-gray Guinea fowl (32 weeks old), distributed in two groups
– a control and an experimental, 12 female and 3 male each. All birds were fed the
same mixture for breeder guinea fowl. Vemoherb-T was supplemented to the
compound feed of the experimental group in a daily dose of 10 mg/kg body weight for
a period of 12 weeks.
The tested product decreased significantly the levels of total triglycerides (P < 0.05),
total cholesterol (P <0.01) and glucose (P < 0.01; P < 0.001 in male and female birds
respectively) in the blood serum. It was established significantly higher total protein-
((P < 0.001) and calcium (P<0.01) values in the blood serum of the treated birds.
The addition of Vemoherb-T increased significantly hemoglobin level, the number of
erythrocytes and leukocytes and decreased the number of eosinophils in guinea fowl
from the both sexes.
Keywords
guinea fowl; Tribulus terrestris; biochemical characteristics
Hrčak ID:
70796
URI
Publication date:
13.7.2011.
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