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The effect of graded levels of dietary methionine on the haematology and serum biochemistry of broilers.

Graded levels of dietary methionine on the haematology and serum biochemistry were investigated in broilers. One hundred and fifty broiler chicks (Arbor acre breed) were use, the chicks were divided into 5 treatments consisting of 6 replicates of five chicks each. The chicks were kept in floor pens....

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720 |a Adeyemo, G.O  |e author 
720 |a Ologboho, A.D  |e author 
720 |a Adebiyi, O.A.  |e author 
260 |c 2000 
520 |a Graded levels of dietary methionine on the haematology and serum biochemistry were investigated in broilers. One hundred and fifty broiler chicks (Arbor acre breed) were use, the chicks were divided into 5 treatments consisting of 6 replicates of five chicks each. The chicks were kept in floor pens. The study lasted for 56 days at the teaching and research farm of the university of Ibadan Nigeria. No significant differences (p> 0.05) were observed in the PCV, RBC and WBC values of broilers fed the different levels of methionine inclusion, at the finisher phase, but starter phase significant differences (p<0.05) were observed, with the WBC values increasing as the inclusion rate of methionine increased. Total protein value of 4.80g/100ml and 4.48g/100ml were obtained for treatments 4a and 5 respectively which were not significantly (p>0.05) from each other. There were wide variations in the glucose concentration of the birds, the highest glucose concentration was observed with birds on diet 2 9220.90) while the least was observed for birds fed the control diet though significant differences (p<0.05) were observed it did not follow a particular order. 
024 8 |a 1682-8356 
024 8 |a ui_art_adeyemo_effect_2010 
024 8 |a International Journal of Poultry Science 9(2), pp. 158-161 
024 8 |a http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/3271 
653 |a Broilers, Ddietary methionine, Haematology, Sserum biochemistry 
245 0 0 |a The effect of graded levels of dietary methionine on the haematology and serum biochemistry of broilers.