THE EFFECTS OF METHNOLIC GMELINA ARBOREA LEAF EXTRACT ON THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND SERUM BIOCHEMICAL INDICES OF WEST AFRICAN DWARF SHEEP
Abstract
A 56 days trial was conducted to investigate the effects of methanolic Gmelina arborea leaf extract (MGALE) on growth performance characteristics and serum biochemical indices of West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep. A total of 20 WAD sheep with an average weight of 14.49 ±2.09 kg were randomly assigned to four (4) treatment groups T1, T2, T3, T4 in a Completely Randomized Design, with each group receiving 0, 10, 20, and 30 mL of MGALE respectively. Same basal (Pannicum maximum) and concentrate diets were fed across the treatment groups. Data collected on growth performance and serum biochemical indices were subjected to One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results indicated that MGALE had significant differences (p0.05) on all serum biochemical indices except urea and creatinine. Urea values are significantly difference (p
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