Haematological and Serum Biochemical Indices of West African Dwarf Rams Fed Ensiled Elephant Grass and Gmelina Arborea Leaves

In a study to evaluate the haematological parameters and serum indices of rams fed with ensiled Elephant grass Gmelina arborea leaves, 16 WAD were randomly assigned four dietary treatments for 4 weeks. Each treatment was replicated thrice in Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The data obtained subjected analysis variance (ANOVA) using procedure SAS (2002); where indicated significant difference, means compared Least Significant Difference method. Water feed given ad-libitum. Major measured included: Red Blood Cell (RBC), Packed Volume (PCV), White blood (WBC), Hemoglobin, lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes, Total Protein (TP), Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate (AST), albumin, glucose, urea, creatinine, cholesterol, High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Low (LDL). 80% grass+ 20% cassava peels+0% Gamhar (T1), 60% peels+20% (T2), peels+60% (T3), 0% peels+80% (T4). Except red cell white urea LDL, all biochemical significantly (p˂0.05) different across treatments. It observed that diets offered did not have deleterious effect on as values registered falls within normal ranges. concluded test suitable dry season ram feeding could be included up without any harmful their profile.