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Effect of Camomile flowers as feed additive physiological traits and intestinal microbes of rabbits
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Abstract: The present study was carried out to evaluate chamomile flowers (Ch.F) as feed additive in growing rabbit diets. Different levels of Ch.F (0, 0.125, 0.25, 0.5 and 1.0%) were used to study their affects on some blood parameters, intestinal total bacterial count and histomorphology of growing rabbits. Sixty cross-breed male rabbits (New Zealand white X Black Baladi) at 6 weeks of age with an average 572 g live body weight were used. Rabbits were randomly distributed to 5 treatments (12 animals per each) a The results could be summarized as the following:
Total protein, albumin, globulin, triglycerides and urea significantly increased by increasing the level of Ch.F in the experimental diets compared with the control group. Raising the level of Ch.F from 0.125 to 1.0 % significantly increased PCV %. The different levels of Ch.F in rabbits diet had no -significant effect on .differential leukocyte counts.
Addition of Ch.F had a great value for reduction of the microbial load in intestine. Also, Ch.F has a powerful effect on enterobacteriaceas colonization in different parts of small intestine and has the capability to reduce much of pathogenic strains. The villi diameters were increased by increasing level of Ch.F compared with the control group. It could be concluded that addition, of Ch.F to rabbit diets at level of 0.25% as natural growth promoter.
Keywords: chamomile, feed additives, microbial load, rabbits.
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2013
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410-419
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معهد بحوث الانتاج الحيوانى-شارع نادى الصيد- الدقى- الجيزة
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The 4th Scientific Conference of Animal Production Research Institute (APRI)
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عبد الرزاق تاج الدين
جامعة دمنهور
عبد الحميد السيد عبد الحميد
جامعة دمنهور
حنان فتحى الجيار
جامعة دمنهور
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Animal physiology - Nutrition
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AGROVOC
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Chamomile.
Feed additives.
Rabbits.
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microbial load;blood parameters;intestinal total bacteria;histomorphology;
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Conference/Workshop
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