EFFECT OF USING DIFFERENT LEVELS PERCENTAGES OF SMUT WHEAT AND SAND TREATED ON PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF BROILER

• Main Author: Maha A. Al-Hemairi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Baghdad, College of Veterinary Medicine 2008-06-01
• Series: The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine
• Online Access: https://jcovm.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/Iraqijvm/article/view/769

This study was carried out to at the poultry farm of the college of veterinary medicine / Baghdad University during 12/5/2004 – 6/7/2004 to study the effect of substitution of smut wheat instead of intact wheat in poultry ration at the following levels (0%, 25% , 50% and 100%) representing the following groups (T0, T1, T2 and T3), respectively. Physical treatment was obtained for smut wheat by polishing the seed by sand to remove the superficial fungal growth. Each group was sub divided into two sub groups, one was physically treated with sand and the other was not treated to study the hematology traits at 28 and 56 days of the experiment. Characterristics included in this study were PCV, Hb, RBC, WBC, differential leukocyte count and some of serum blood enzymes activity (ALT, AST and AP). The results obtained revealed the following: Replacing partial of smut wheat at the level of 50% or total 100% caused an imbalance of blood parameters by decreasing PCV, Hb, RBC, WBC and increased blood enzymes activity of ALT, AST and decreased AP activity. Results of differential leukocyte count revealed that heterophils were increased while lymphocytes were decreased significantly (P<0.05) at 28 and 56 days of age. Physical treatment of smut wheat by sand improve the blood parameters by rebalancing these parameter in comparison with these of untreated group .