@article {10.3844/ojbsci.2025.142.149,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Haemato-Biochemical Indices of Red Sokoto Goats Fed Various Levels of Earthworm Meal-Based Diets},
author = {Belewu, Moshood Adewale and Wong, Ling Shing and Olafadehan, Olurotimi Ayobami and Oyerinde, Akeem Abolade and Okukpe, Kehinde Matthias and Imam, Ridwan Olarewaju},
volume = {25},
number = {1},
year = {2024},
month = {Dec},
pages = {142-149},
doi = {10.3844/ojbsci.2025.142.149},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ojbsci.2025.142.149},
abstract = {Blood is essential to life and it is vital for the transportation of oxygen from the lungs to every cell of the body for metabolism purposes. Hence, blood samples were collected from thirty (30) healthy Red Sokoto goats fed an earthworm meal-based diet with ten goats per treatment constituting a replicate in a Completely Randomized design model to evaluate the influence of various levels of Earthworm Meal (EWM) based diets [Control diet (A) 0% EWM), 3% (B) and 6% (C)] on their haemato-biochemical profile. Blood samples were drawn from the jugular vein of the experimental animals on the last day of the study for the determination of hematology parameters [Haemoglobin (Hb) concentration, Packed Cell Volume (PCV), Red Blood Cell (RBC) count, White Blood Cell (WBC) count, neutrophil, lymphocyte, eosinophil, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin Concentration (MCHC), Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin Concentration (MCH]. The Serum indices [Glucose, ALT, AST, ALP, Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin] were also assessed. All haemato-biochemical procedures were determined following the standard methods. The results showed significant variations (p},
journal = {OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}