Effects of Haematinics on Body Weight and Certain Haemotological Values in Black Bengal Goats

Abstract

Effects of haematinics on body weight and certain haematological values were studied in nine female Black Bengal goats of 1 to 2 years old, divided into three groups (A, B, & C), each consisting of 3 goats during the period from 15 January to 28 February 2002. Goats of group B treated orally with copper sulphate and ferrous sulphate @ 50 mg and 200 mg / head / day respectively and the goats of group C, in addition to copper and ferrous sulphate were treated orally with cobalt sulphate @ 1 mg / head / day along with IM injection of Vit-B₁₂ (B₅₀ Forte^®, Square) @ 5 ml / goat every 15 days interval for a period of 45 days whereas group A served as untreated control. Results showed that the body weight gain were significantly (p < 0.05) increased in the haematinics treated groups B and C (13.57 ± 3.63 g and 12.83 ± 1.01 g respectively) in comparison to control (13.30 ± 1.40 g) at 45 days of treatment. Haematological examination showed significantly (p < 0.01) increased haemoglobin (10.47 ± 0.13 g% and 10.77 ± 0.12 g%), packed cell volume (31.67 ± 0.33% and 32.33 ± 0.33%), total erythrocyte count (13.90 ± 0.12 and 14.78 ± 0.26 10⁶ / mm³), mean corpuscular volume (22.78 ± 0.12 µ³ and 21.88 ± 0.16 µ³), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (7.53 ± 0.05 and 7.28 ± 0.05 µµg) and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (33.05 ± 0.08 and 33.30 ± 0.09%) in the treated groups B and C at 45 days of treatment respectively. The present findings indicate that the supplementation of haematinics could be used in the improvement of general health condition as well as the haematological parameters.

Key words: Haematinics; body weight; haematological values; Black Bengal goats

doi: 10.3329/bjvm.v2i1.1936

Bangl. J. Vet. Med. (2004). 2 (1) : 55-57