EFFECT OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF HABEK (MENTHA LONGIFOLIA ) ON SOME HEMATOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BROILER CHICKENS
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of aqueous extract of Menthalongifolia supplemented to broilers on some physiological parameters represented byhematological characteristics .A total of 90 chick of broiler faobre strain from IPA center for agricultural researcheswere used at one day old . The birds at 4th day old , were randomly assigned into threegroups .Each group consisted of thirty birds . The control groub ( c ) was not treated , T1group treated with aqueous extract 1 ml / day of concentration 0.25 (gm / ml water) andT2 group was treated with aqueous extract 1 ml / day of 0.125 gm/ml concentration andfor eight weeks .All groups were fed the same commercial basal ration of broiler and the sameenvironmental condition and vaccinations were allowed to each group .The results of blood samples tests were as follows .Treated birds expressed high values of blood hemoglobin concentration and packedcell volume percentage and showed significant difference ( p < 0.05 ) compared withcontrol group .The birds ofT1 group indicated high significantincreased( p < 0.05 ) in total leukocytic count compared Vwith the T2 & control group .Theres is , significant increased ( p< 0.05 ) in numbers Vof TWBCS in T2 group compared with a control group .A total erythrocytic counts revealed that there were Significant differences ( p <0.05 ) between groupsln numbers of Red blood cells by increasing the number of redblood cells in treated group .These results refered to the benefit of aqueous extract of Men!/m /ongifolia to broilerchicken at concentrations of 0.25 and 0.125 gm /ml
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