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Advances in Crop Science and Technology | ISSN: 2329-8863 | Volume: 6
Effect of different levels of supplemental groundnuts shells on hematological parameters of cattle during
the dry season in communal grazing areas of North West Province, South Africa
BG Mokolopi, CA Mbajiorgu
and
JW Oguttu
University Of South Africa, South Africa
A
n eight-week feeding trial was conducted to determine the effect of supplementing the diet of communal cattle with different
levels of groundnut shells (GNS) on hematological parameters. Thirty-five cattle were randomly allocated to five treatment
groups (A, B, C, D and E) with seven animals in each group. The basal diet consisted of blue buffalo grass and water
ad libitium
.
Treatment group A received the basal diet and water only. Treatment group B was supplemented with 700g/kg of GNS, C with 1050
g/kg of GNS, D with 1400g/kg of GNS and E with 1750g/kg of GNS. Blood was collected once a week for eight weeks. An analysis
was done through the IDEXX Catalyst machine. In each of the parameters measured, the animals receiving 1050g/kg of GNS had
higher values compared to the control group and all other treatment groups even those supplemented at higher levels of GNS. The
parameters in which the values were significantly (P<0.05) higher in the group offered the 1050g/kg GNS compared to the controls
were red blood cells (RBCs), lymphocytes (LYM), monocytes (MONO), eosinophils (EOS) and platelets (PLT). These results would
indicate that supplementing the diet with GNS with a crude protein of 11.67% or higher would improve the animal’s ability to produce
more RBCs, LYM, MONO, EOS and PLT and thereby improve the health and productivity of the cattle.
kgobebg@unisa.ac.zaAdv Crop Sci Tech 2018, Volume 6
DOI: 10.4172/2329-8863-C2-009