Blood biochemistry and haematology of weaner rabbits fed sundried, ensiled and fermented cassava peel based diets

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 248-253

  Ahamefule, F O ^a   Eduok, G O ^a   Usman, A ^a   Amaefule, K U ^a   Obua, B E ^a   Oguike, S A ^a  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood; Cassava peel based diets; Weaner rabbits

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD COMPONENT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CASSAVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENSILING; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FERMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGY; KIDNEY MASS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER WEIGHT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAIZE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; PROTEIN DIET; RABBIT; SOYBEAN; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OSTREIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646865896     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2006.248.253     Document Type: Article

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