Studies on Changes in Some of Blood Constituents of Adult Cross-bred Cattle Fed Different Levels of Extracted Rice Bran

Abstract

Feeding of two levels of extracted rice bran (ERB) along with wheat straw was studied in 6 adult crossbred cattle. After 121 days feeding of restricted - ERB the first phase of blood sample was collected from all the animals. Subsequently the animals were shifted to ad lib. feeding of ERB and the second phase of blood sample was collected after 42 days. The blood samples were analysed for biochemical constituents like haemoglobin, glucose, protein, albumin, globulin, inorganic phosphorus, AST (GOT), ALT(GPT), ACP, ALP, cholesterol, creatinine and urea nitrogen. The mean values of the blood biochemical constituents in the same order were 11.10±0.17 and 10.41±0.16 g/100ml., 56.99±0.48 and 62.70±0.97 mg/100ml., 7.20±0.10 and 7.80±0.20g/100ml., 2.63±0.07 and 2.07±0.06g/100ml., 4.52±0.15 and 5.65±0.23g/100ml., 5.81±0.08 and 7.02±0.07 mg/100ml., 52.02±1.93 and 59.38±1.23 i.u., 20.63±0.61 and 27.99±1.34 i.u., 40.80±4.61 and 56.53±5.67 i.u., 8.03±0.72 and 11.78±0.77 i.u., 94.04±2.36 and 79.24±1.59mg/100ml., 2.00±0.17 and 1.00±0.03 mg/100ml., and 15.02±0.67 and 33.14±0.67mg/100ml. for restricted - and ad lib.-ERB fed animals respectively. All the mean values were differed significantly due to level of bran feeding.