EFFECT OF TANNIN SUPPLEMENTATION THROUGH ACACIA NILOTICA PODS ON ANTIOXIDANT STATUS AND FAECAL EGG COUNT IN SURTI KIDS

HITESH CHAUDHARI¹*, SAFI G. VAHORA², FENIL CHAUDHARI^3
1Banaskantha District Co-op. Milk Producers’ Union Ltd. P.B.No. 20, Palanpur, 385001, Gujarat, India
²Animal Nutrition Research Department, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, India
³Avitech Nutrition Pvt. Ltd. GP-37, Udyog Vihar, Sector, 18, Gurugram, 122015, Haryana, India
* Corresponding Author : hiteshchaudhari1234@gmail.com

Received : 03-11-2022     Accepted : 27-11-2022     Published : 30-11-2022
Volume : 14     Issue : 11       Pages : 11822 - 11825
Int J Agr Sci 14.11 (2022):11822-11825

Keywords : Acacia nilotica, Surti kids, Tannin, Liver function enzymes, Antioxidant, Faecal egg count
Academic Editor : Dr Abhijit K Barate
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Animal Nutrition Research Department, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

This study was conducted to observe the effect of feeding Acacia nilotica pods based tannin on antioxidant status and faecal egg count in Surti kids. For that, sixteen Surti male goat kids were randomly divided into two equal groups based on age and body weight and were individually fed for 110 days as per ICAR (2013) standards. The kids were fed TMR with no tannin (T1); and TMR with 3% tannin (T2). Blood samples from all animals were collected for examination of different haemato-biochemical constituents and antioxidant enzyme. Faecal samples were collected and examined by McMaster technique for eggs per gram (EPG). Lymphocyte percentage revealed significant (P<0.05) improvement in the tannin group as compared to control group while haemoglobin, packed cell volume (PCV), total leucocyte (TLC), neutrophil and monocyte values remained similar. There was significant improvement in total protein and glucose concentration (P<0.05) and globulin concentration and A:G ratio were also higher (P<0.05) in treatment group. Cholesterol, triglycerides, urea, creatinine and uric acid values found non-significant. The liver function enzymes namely, alanine aminotransferase (SGPT), aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were statistically non-significant. There was significant (P<0.05) improvement in catalase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase in T2 as compared to T1 group while lipid hydroperoxide was significantly (P<0.05) reduced in T2 group. The values for faecal egg counts (FEC) significantly (P<0.05) lower in T2 group. Thus, Surti kids can be raised by feeding of babul pods based tannin for better health in terms of reducing faecal egg count and antioxidant status

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