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The Effect of different Nigella sativa L. seed (cake) concentrations on leukocytes counts and some serum immunological parameters in calves | ||
| Tikrit Journal of Pure Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 31-35 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Reem S. Mansour; Adnan K. Nasser; Nader Y. Abo | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of a replacement of Soybean meal (SBM) of the control ration by Nigella Seed Meal (NSM) on leukocytes and some serum immunological parameters in calves. Fifteen calves were distributed randomly and equally into three groups, each of five animals, NSM was used at levels 0, 7 and 11% of the total food for a feeding period of 105 days. The results of immunological parameters: total serum protein, globulin, albumin and albumin:globulin ratio (A:G) of calves fed NSM were apparently higher than those fed with the control ration, but with non significant differences by the treatment; on the other hand, serum triglyceride, cholesterol, total leukocyte count and differential leukocyte count DLC were not affected significantly. It is recommended to use NSM diet as a non-traditional source of plant protein to be substituted with soybean meal protein for calves to improve the function of immunological body system against different diseases and to reduce the risk to illness. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Nigella Seed Meal; globulin; Albumin; triglyceride; Cholesterol; leukocytes | ||
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