The objective of this study was to evaluate the heamato-biochemical, relative organ weight and bacteria count of broiler chicken given different levels of Luffa aegyptiaca leaf extract (LUF). A total of 250 day old Ross 308 broiler chicks of mixed sex were divided into five treatments, each group was further divided into five replicates each of ten (10) birds in a completely randomized design. ...

The present study evaluated the effect of Lactobacillus plantarum as a probiotic on the growth performance and haematological parameters of juvenile rainbow trout (O. mykiss) weighing 29.6±1.8 g immunized with streptococcus/lactococcus vaccine. Fish were randomly allocated into 4 equal groups consisting of fish fed with the probiotic  supplemented in diet (group P), fish immunized with streptoc...

ascorbic acid (vitamin c) supplementation has been documented as a useful tool to improve the performance of laying birds reared under harsh environmental conditions. however, there is limited information on the use of ascorbic acid as a means of ameliorating the stressful conditions imposed by feed restriction. to this effect a 3 × 2 factorial experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect ...

The present study was designed to investigate anti-inflammatory and antiarthritic activities of ethanolic extract of male flowers (inflorescences) of Borassus flabellifer L (Arecaceae). Nystatin-induced rat paw edema model was employed to investigate the anti-inflammatory activity and Freund’s Complete Adjuvant (FCA) induced poly arthritis was used to screen antiarthritic potential of the extra...

The effect of acute handling stress on haematological profile, blood glucose and lactate (secondary stress markers) in cultured sea bream Sparus aurata was evaluated. Sixty six Sparus aurata were used and equally divided into two groups (A and B). Group A was not subjected to stress, Group B was subjected to acute handling stress. From each fish, biometric data and blood samples were collected ...

The effects of oral administration of Hibiscus sabdariffa aqueous extract on some haematological parameters of wistar albino rats were studied. A total of twenty five (25) male albino rats were grouped randomly into groups. Group A (control), Group B (0.6g/100ml of water of HS extract) Group C (1.2g/100ml HS extract), Group D (1.8g/100ml HS extract) and Group E (1.8g/100ml + vitamin C) and trea...

Phytochemical screening and effect of ethanolic root extract of parameters on albino rats in Akwa Ibom State was investigated. were: haemoglobin concentration (Hb.), white blood cell count (WBC), red blood cell count (RBC), packed cell volume (PCV), platelet (PLT), haemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC). of the extracts were examined intraperitoneally using albino ...

Background: This study investigated the protective effects of aqueous extracts of Anogeissus leiocarpus (DC) Guill & Perr (Combretaceae) and Terminalia avicennioides Guill & Perr (Combretaceae) root barks, as well as their 1:1 (w/w) mixture on liver redox and haematological parameters of diethylnitrosamine-treated rats. Methods: Rats were orally administered distilled water, diethylnitrosami...

The present study evaluated the effect of Lactobacillus plantarum as a probiotic on the growth performance and haematological parameters of juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) weighing 29.6±1.8 g immunized with streptococcus/lactococcus bivalent vaccine for 60 days at 16±1.5ºC. Fish were randomly allocated to 4 equal groups: probiotic (g kg-1 feed equal to 108 cells g-1) supplemented d...