Tagang Aluwong

Ahmadu Bello University | ABU

Study was conducted to evaluate changes in erythrocyte osmotic fragility (EOF) in Yankasa sheep, subjected to 12-hour feed and water deprivation during the hot-dry season. Sixteen sheep of both sexes, aged 1-2 years and weighing 12-25 kg served as subjects. Eight of the sheep were given vitamin C (ascorbic acid, AA), dissolved in 25 ml of distilled...

The study was carried out to determine the effect of seasonal changes and oestrous cycle phase on serum levels of some nutritional metabolites in Savanna Brown (SB) goats. Twenty multiparous (n = 20) and cycling SB goats aged between 2-5 years (2-4 parity) and body mass index (BMI) of 20.17 ± 0.2 kg and 6.2±0.4 were used for the study. Ten animals...

Objectives: This study evaluated the interleukin-6 (IL-6), interferon-gamma (INF-γ), and immunoglobulin Y (IgY) responses in Eimeria tenella-infected broiler chickens pre-administered with the methanol extracts of Ganoderma lucidum, Vernonia amygdalina leaves and Vitellaria paradoxa stem bark. Material and Methods: One hundred 1-day-old broiler chi...

This study evaluates the effects of lycopene administration on body weight, mortality, cloacal temperature, and haematological responses, in broiler chickens exposed to heat stress. 40 day-old broiler chicks were divided into control and lycopene groups, 20 chickens each. Each bird in the control group received olive oil (1 ml.kg ⁻¹ ), and lycopene...

The relationship between body size and metabolism of goats remains poorly studied. The study evaluated the neonatal metabolic adjustments and elucidated the relationship between serum metabolites and body size in 39 single-born dwarf and normal-sized goat kids. Body weight, length and height of kids were recorded at birth and blood samples were col...

Objectives: In this study, the changes in serum biochemical parameters in broiler chickens pre-ad¬ministered with methanol extracts of Ganoderma lucidum, Vernonia amygdalina leaves, and Vitellaria paradoxa stem bark and challenged with Eimeria tenella were assessed. Materials and Methods: One hundred 1-day-old Abor acre broiler chicks were randomly...

The administration of supplements during viral infections in poultry is gaining more attention. This study evaluated the effects of supplements (prebiotic, probiotic and synbiotic) administration on haematological parameters of ISA Brown chicks inoculated with a very virulent infectious bursal disease (vvIBDV). Two hundred and fifty one-day-old chi...

Objective The study aimed at investigating the effects of administering melatonin and a probiotic to streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats on hyperglycaemia, oxidative stress biomarkers and beta-cells.DesignType 1 diabetes was induced in 5 months-old male Wistar rats by single intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of freshly-prepared STZ (60 mg/kg b...

This study evaluated the effects of two supplements on the rate of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) antibody decay and response to a very virulent strain of the virus (vvIBDV) in pullet chicks. Two hundred ISA Brown 1-day-old chicks were divided into four groups (A–D), each containing 50 birds. Chicks in group A were given supplement A, and g...

This study assessed the clinico-pathological changes and performance indices in Eimeria tenella-infected broiler chickens following the prophylactic administration of methanol extracts of Ganoderma lucidum, Vernonia amygdalina, and Vitellaria paradoxa. One hundred 1-day-old Abor acre broiler chicks were randomly divided into 10 groups (A1, B1, C1,...

This study evaluated the ameliorative effects of Antox® and Bactofort® on clinico-pathological changes in ISA Brown chicks inoculated with a very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV). Two hundred (200) ISA Brown day-old chicks were randomly assigned into four groups (A to D) of 50 birds each. Groups A, and B were administered with Anto...

Experiments were performed to determine the effects of ergothioneine (ERG) on behavioural responses of stallions to exercise during hot-dry and rainy seasons. Eighteen healthy stallions were divided into three groups of six horses each. Group I (ERG + Exercise) was treated with ERG before exercise, group II was treated after exercise (Exercise + ER...

The study evaluated the influence of maternal variables (age, body weight and body mass index; BMI) during mating on the development of hypoglycaemia and investigated whether hypoglycaemia at birth impairs thermoregulation, metabolism, body weight gain and immunoglobulin concentration in neonatal goat kids. Post-kidding, the kids born with hypoglyc...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of Antox® and Bactofort® on antibody decay and response rate to a very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV) in ISA Brown chicks. Two hundred ISA Brown 1-day-old chicks were assigned into four groups (A-D) of 50 birds each. Groups A, and B were administered Antox®, and Bactofort®, respect...

The study aimed to elucidate serum and testicular oxidative stress changes induced by bisphenol A (BPA) and their amelioration by Azanza garckeana (AG) pulp extract and melatonin. Adult New Zealand White rabbit bucks (n = 42), with average live weight of 1.2 ± 0.03 kg and aged 10-18 months were fed ad libitum on a commercial diet. They were randoml...

This study investigated the ameliorative effects of Antox® and Bactofort® on some oxidative stress biomarkers in ISA Brown chicks inoculated with a vvIBDV. Two hundred one-day-old ISA Brown chicks were assigned into four groups of 50 birds each. Groups A and B were supplemented with Antox®, and Bactofort® respectively from 1 to 42 days of age, and...

The study aimed to evaluate the effects of packing (load carrying) on rectal and body surface temperatures and their circadian rhythmicity in donkeys during the hot-dry season. Twenty pack donkeys of both sexes (15 males and 5 non-pregnant females), aged 2-3 years, with average weight of 93 ± 2.7 kg and divided into two groups randomly, served as e...

Background: Melatonin is a hormone with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and may alleviate the effects of stress on hematologic and biochemical analytes in working donkeys that pack (load-carry). Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the effects of melatonin administration on hematologic and biochemical responses in donkeys subjected to p...

The study aimed to evaluate the effects of melatonin administration on rectal and body surface temperature (RT and BST, respectively) responses and their circadian rhythmicity in donkeys subjected to packing (load carrying) during the hot-dry season. Twenty donkeys were divided into two equal groups randomly: Groups 1 (packing + melatonin) and 2 (p...

The study investigated the comparative influence of different extraction solvents on spermiogram, hormonal profiles and antioxidant activities in rabbit bucks. Adult New Zealand White rabbit bucks (n=18), with average live weight of 1.2±0.03 kg and aged 10-18 mo were fed ad libitum on a commercial diet. They were administered five different Azanza...

Keywords Abbreviations Modulatory roles of ergothioneine on heat shock protein-70, tumour necrosis factor-alpha, and rectal temperatures of Arabian stallions following race of 2000 m in a hot-dry environment Experiments were performed to determine the effect of ergothioneine on rectal temperature and the serum concentrations of heat shock protein-7...

The study aimed to evaluate the effects of L-serine on circadian variation of body temperatures in feed-restricted broiler chickens during the hot-dry season. Day-old broiler chicks of both sexes served as subjects; comprising four groups of 30 chicks each: Group A: water ad libitum + 20% feed restriction (FR); Group B: feed and water ad libitum (A...

Stress may be caused by psychological, physiological, environmental and physical factors. The aim of the study was to investigate the ameliorative and anti-oxidative effects of levamisole on stress, and the comparative efficacy of levamisole and Ivermectin in the control of Strongyle infection in donkeys. Adult male donkeys (n = 35) aged between 4–...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of L-serine on catalase and glutathione peroxidase activities; latency, rest, number of lines crossed, attempts at jumping, vocalization, defecation, preening rate and tonic immobility of broiler chickens subjected to feed restriction during the hot-dry season. Broiler chicks (n =120) were divided in...

The study evaluated effects of L-serine on lipid profile, performance, carcass weight and small intestinal parameters in heat-stressed broiler chickens subjected to feed restriction. Broiler chickens were divided into four groups, comprising 30 each. Group 1, feed restriction (FR); Group 2, feed restriction + L-serine (200 mg/kg) (FR + L-serine); G...

The administration of pycnogenol (PYC) prior to physical exertion had earlier shown to improve gait variables after work. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of PYC on kinematic parameters of donkeys subjected to packing during the dry season. Ten male donkeys served as experimental subjects. Five donkeys were administered with PYC (1...

This study evaluated the ameliorative properties of Azanza garckeana in Bisphenol A-induced reproductive toxicities on weight, spermiogram, serum hormonal profile, sperm DNA integrity, histopathology of testes and brain tissues of rabbit bucks. Twenty-eight rabbit bucks, with live weight of 1.20–2.00 kg and aged 10–18 months. They were randomly div...

The study aimed at evaluating the concentration of serum thyroid hormones and diurnal trends in rectal and body surface temperatures in neonatal buck-kids and doelings. Rectal and body surface (eye, head and trunk) temperatures as well as the differences between rectal and surface (DBRS) temperatures were determined in 39 kids, having equal number...

Antidiabetic property of Anogeissus leiocarpus on hyperglycaemaia-induced oxidative stress in spleen, kidney, heart, brain and liver. The study investigated antidiabetic and antioxidant effects of A. leiocarpus ethanolic extract in alloxan-induced diabetes mellitus and hyperglycaemia-induced oxidative stress in Wistar rats. Four groups of nine rats...

Effects of L-serine on haematological and biochemical parameters in 120 broiler chicks subjected to feed restriction were investigated during the hot-dry season. Thirty birds each were used: group I, feed restriction; group II, feed restriction + L-serine (200 mg/kg); group III, ad libitum; and group IV, ad libitum + L-serine (200 mg/kg). Oral admi...

Haematological and biochemical parameters are used to determine the extent of deleterious effects of xenobiotics, including plant extracts, on animals. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different extracts of Azanza garckeana (AG) fruit pulp on haematological and serum biochemical parameters in rabbit bucks. Eighteen (18) New Z...

Anti-diabetic effects of ethanolic extract of stem bark of Anogeissus leiocarpus were investigated in alloxan monohydrate-induced acute type 1 diabetes mellitus (TIDM) extending into chronicity and organic damages in 12 adult Nigerian indigenous dogs assigned 4 groups of 3 each, namely: non-diabetic controls (ND), diabetic untreated (DU), diabetic...

This study evaluated the effects of molasses, Antox® and EN-FLORAX® on antibody (Ab) decay and response to a very virulent IBD virus (vvIBDV) and ND vaccine La Sota (NDVLS) in ISA Brown chicks. Five groups, (A, B, C, D and E) of 50 chicks each were used for the study. Groups A, B and C were supplemented with molasses, Antox® and EN-FLORAX®, respect...

Background The transition to pulmonary respiration and the termination of foetal cardiovascular shunts is expected to commence immediately after birth. Subsequently, alveolar ventilation and tissue perfusion must be established, despite the challenge of extra-uterine environmental conditions, which could be quite demanding, even to the adult animal...

Through regulating thyroid physiology, thyrotropin influences the activities of thyroid hormones, including thermogenesis and adaptation to ambient thermal challenges. This study aimed at evaluating the influences of some endogenous factors (breed, sex, age and body mass index; BMI) and season on circulating thyrotropin concentration in Red Sokoto...

This study aimed to evaluate the influences of breed, sex, litter size, and birth weight on the incidence of postnatal hypoglycemia and blood glucose concentrations in neonatal tropical goats. A total of 160 neonatal goat kids belonging to Red Sokoto (n = 98), Sahel (n = 40), and West African Dwarf (n = 22) breeds, were categorized after birth base...

Stress can be caused by psychological, physiological, environmental and physical factors. Strenuous exercise like packing in donkeys modifies haematologic parameters. The aim of the study was to investigate the ameliorative effects of levamisole on stress, in packed donkeys. 15 adult male donkeys aged between 4 – 5 years were selected for this stud...

This study was designed to assess the effect of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) on oxidative stress biomarkers in broiler chickens fed Moringa oleifera leaf (MOL)supplemented feed. Two hundred-and forty-day-old Ross 308 hybrid broiler chicks were randomly assigned into groups A, B, C and D of 60 chicks each. The chicks were raised on deep li...

The study investigated the mitigating effects of two probiotics on blood parameters of ISA Brown chicks inoculated with a very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV). Two hundred chicks were assigned into four groups of 50 birds each. Groups A and B were administered Antox® in water and Bactofort® in feed daily from 1 to 42 days of age a...

There is dearth information on the role of fisetin as an antistress agent in ameliorating heat stress in broiler chickens. Here, we experimentally compared probiotic, an antioxidant and antistress agent, with fisetin, an antioxidant agent with little or no report on its antistress effect. Sixty-day-old broiler chickens (Arbo Acre breed) were allott...

We studied the dietary effects of probiotic and fisetin supplementation on performance parameters, carcass characteristics and small intestinal morphology in broiler chickens. Sixty (one-day-old) Arbo Acre breed of broiler chickens were allotted into 4 groups of 15 each randomly: Group I, Control was administered only distilled water; Group II, fis...

Overworking and overloading of donkeys may cause fatigue. The experiment aims to determine the effects of epicatechin-(4β-8)-catechin (EEC) on some fatigue biomarkers in packed donkeys during the dry season. 10 jacks, aged between four and five years were used for the study. Five were given EEC in feed seven days before packing (test), while anothe...

The study investigated the mitigating effects of two probiotics on blood parameters of ISA Brown chicks inoculated with a very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV). Two hundred chicks were assigned into four groups of 50 birds each. Groups A and B were administered Antox ® in water and Bactofort ® in feed daily from 1 to 42 days of age...

Objectives This study investigated serum sialic acids for a predictive and diagnostic biomarker of diabetes mellitus (DM) in dogs and its prognostic value with ethanolic extract of Anogeissus leiocarpus.DesignFour groups of 3 dogs were used; non-diabetic controls (ND), diabetic-untreated (DU), diabetic insulin-treated (DI) and diabetic extract-trea...

The objective of the study was to determine physicochemical activities and consumer's preference of broiler chickens fed probiotic and enzyme-based diet. A total of Twenty (20) refrigerated (4 ± 1°C) whole carcass broiler chickens were used for this study. 5 broiler chickens from 4 dietary treatments were used to perform the comparison of physicoch...

A study was conducted to assess the growth performance of broiler chickens fed Moringa oleifera leaf (MOL) feed supplement and challenged with a very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV). Two hundred and forty day-old Ross 308 hybrid broiler chicks were randomly assigned into groups A, B, C and D of 60 chicks each and were raised in de...

Whole cottonseed (WCS) is an important source of protein for ruminants, however, it contains a polyphenolic secondary metabolite gossypol which may reduce its palatability and cause pathophysiological effects. The study was aimed at evaluating the effects of feeding graded levels of WCS on the haemato-biochemical parameters of Red Sokoto bucks...

Anthropogenic activities have increased potentially toxic concentrations in our environments leading to rising health risk. This study was carried out in Salanta area of Kano State, Nigeria with the aim of exploring the impact of industries on the environment due to the release of potentially toxic element (PTE) in soils and water and its uptake by...

The experiment was conducted to evaluate changes in feed consumption and water intake among broiler chickens subjected to melatonin treatment during the hot-dry season. A total of 300 broiler chicks were selected and assigned into three groups, by simple random sampling, comprising 100 chicks each: group I was exposed to natural photoperiod of abou...

Contamination of soil and water pollution as a result of industrial and agricultural practices in Nigeria is increasing environmental concern. Transfer factor (TF) and risk analysis of four heavy metals (cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn)) in five different vegetables: potato, onion, tomato, lettuce and spinach and in fish and wat...

The aim of the study was to evaluate haematological responses in Red Sokoto goats (RSGs) administered with L-glutamine during the hot-dry season. Experimental animals included twenty eight clinically healthy RSGs divided into treated group (n = 14); each administered L-glutamine at 0.2 g/kg body weight, dissolved in 10 mL distilled water, and contr...

This study was designed to evaluate the effects of melatonin and Allium sativum (garlic) on dibutyl phthalate (DBP) influence on spermiogram of rabbit bucks. Forty two (42) rabbit bucks were used for this study, bucks were randomly divided into 7 groups of 6 bucks each. Group A was administered olive oil for 16 weeks, group B (olive oil + DBP for 1...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of crude Allium sativum(garlic)in diets of rabbit bucks on sperm reserves, serum superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration. Twenty-one bucks were used for the study and were randomly divided into 3 groups of 7 bucks each. Bucks in...

The study evaluated changes in tonic immobility (TI), vigilance behavior, malondialdehyde (MDA), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in broiler chickens administered fisetin and probiotic. Sixty Arbor Acre breed of broiler chickens at day old, allotted into 4 groups of 15 birds each, were used. Group I (control) was given only sterile water; group II, f...

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of pycnogenol® (PYC) on erythrocyte stability of donkeys subjected to packing during the late hot-dry season. Ten donkeys, divided into two groups, served as experimental subjects. P-PYC group (n = 5) was subjected to packing only, while P+PYC group (n = 5) was administered with PYC (10 mg/kg) and s...

The aim of the study was to determine some ergonomic parameters of donkeys administered with Pycnogenol® (PYC) and subjected to packing during the hot-dry season in northern Nigeria. Fifteen donkeys served as experimental subjects. Group 1 (n = 5) donkeys were subjected to trekking only (control), group 2 (n = 5) donkeys were subjected to packing (...

The aim of the study was to evaluate effects of fisetin and probiotic on erythrocyte osmotic fragility (EOF), malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in broiler chickens exposed to heat stress. Sixty day-old broilers were divided into: Group I (control) given distilled water; Group II, fisetin (5 mg/kg); Group III, probiotic Saccharomy...

Objective: This study was conducted to assess the effect of dietary Moringa oleifera leaf (MOL) feed supplementation on serum biochemical parameters of broilers challenged with very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV). Materials and methods: Two hundred and forty day-old Ross 308 hybrid broiler chicks were randomly assigned into four...

The aim of the study was to investigate the time-course of serum and wound fluids interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 levels in dogs with cutaneous wounds and their relationship with some haematologic parameters. The experimental group comprised of six adult dogs that underwent surgery with wounds (n = 6) on the mid lateral aspect of the right antebrachium...

A study was conducted to evaluate the haematological parameters of broilers fed Moringa oleifera leaf supplemented feed and had been challenged with a very virulent infectious bursal disease virus. Two hundred and forty day-old Ross 308 hybrid broiler chicks were assigned into four groups (A, B, C, D) of 60 chicks each in a deep litter type housing...

Infectious bursal disease virus has been reported to be one of the very important immunosuppressive agents in poultry. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate the immune modulating effect of Moringa oleifera leaf (MOL) supplemented feed in broilers. Two-hundred-and-forty-day old Ross 308 hybrid broiler chicks were assigned into group...

The study was conducted to determine the effects of packing on some haematological responses in the one-humped camel ( Camelus dromedarius ) during the harmattan season in the semi-arid zone of Nigeria. The study was conducted using 8 experimental camels which were packed with bags of grains of 200 kg, while 4 camels served as the control group onl...

Several studies carried out on humans and other mammals show that the temporal organisation of haematological parameters in the blood exhibit daily rhythms; however, such studies have been rare in poultry reared under a natural photoperiod. The present study investigated the occurrence of daily rhythms in blood parameters of broiler chickens kept u...

The experiment investigated the ameliorative effects of L-glutamine administration on rectal temperature (RT), erythrocyte osmotic fragility (EOF), serum antioxidant enzyme activities and malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration in Red Sokoto goats during the hot-dry season. Twenty eight healthy Red Sokoto goats, comprising 14 experimental (administered...

For the purpose of studying circadian rhythms of biomarkers of oxidative stress in broiler chickens maintained under natural photoperiod, we collected blood from the wing veins of 10 matured broiler chickens every three hours for a period of 24 h. The blood samples were analyzed for superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and malondialdehyde (M...

Lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and manganese (Mn) have many potential adverse health effects in vitro and in animal models of clinical toxicity. The current study investigated the dyslipidaemic and oxidative stress effects of chronic low-dose oral exposure to Pb, Cd and Mn and the combination (Pb + Cd + Mn) in rats for 15 weeks. Chronic exposure to the me...