Growth performance and hematological parameters of banded cichlid Heros severus fed at different feeding rates and feeding frequencies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Higo Andrade Abe ◽  
Natalino da Costa Sousa ◽  
Marcia Valeria Silva Couto ◽  
Peterson Emmanuel Guimarães Paixão ◽  
Ricardo Marques Nogueira Filho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Hematological Parameters ◽  
Feeding Rates

scholarly journals Effect of Acetic Acid and Sodium Bicarbonate Supplemented to Drinking Water on Water Quality, Growth Performance, Organ Weights, Cecal Traits and Hematological Parameters of Young Broilers

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1865
Author(s):  
Yordan Martínez ◽  
Cristopher Isaac Almendares ◽  
Cristhian José Hernández ◽  
Mavir Carolina Avellaneda ◽  
Ana Melissa Urquía ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Sodium Bicarbonate ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Hematological Parameters ◽  
Relative Weight ◽  
Biological Response ◽  
Blood Parameters ◽  
Organ Weights

To evaluate the effect of acetic acid and sodium bicarbonate supplemented to drinking water on water quality, growth performance, relative organ weights, cecal traits and hematological parameters of broilers, a total of 456 one-day-old Cobb MV × Cobb 500 FF mixed broilers were randomly placed in three experimental treatments, with four replicates per treatment and 38 birds per replicate, for 10 days. The treatments consisted of the use of acetic acid (0.4%; T1) as acidifier, an apparently neutral pH (T2) and sodium bicarbonate (1%; T3) as alkalizer of the drinking water. T3 showed the highest values (p < 0.05) for total dissolved solids, electrical conductivity, salinity and pH. T1 and T2 showed the same productive response (p > 0.05); however, T3 decreased (p < 0.05) body weight, feed intake and the relative weight of the pancreas and immune organs and increased (p < 0.05) water intake, mortality and relative weight of the heart and liver. Likewise, T3 increased (p < 0.05) the cecal pH, although without changes for the cecal lactic cecal bacteria count and blood parameters (p > 0.05). The acid pH of the drinking water had no effect on the biological response of broilers compared to T2; however, the T3 provoked high mortality, ascites, low productivity and abnormal growth of some organs.

scholarly journals Comparison of Reconstituted, Acidified Reconstituted Milk or Acidified Fresh Milk on Growth Performance, Diarrhea Rate, and Hematological Parameters in Preweaning Dairy Calves

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingyan Li ◽  
Jiachen Qu ◽  
Xiaoyue Xin ◽  
Shuxin Yin ◽  
Yongli Qu
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Feed Efficiency ◽  
Hematological Parameters ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Dairy Calves ◽  
Initial Body Weight ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Fresh Milk ◽  
Dietary Treatments ◽  
Reconstituted Milk

The present experiment was carried out to assess the effects of reconstituted milk (RM), acidified reconstituted milk (ARM), and acidified fresh milk (AFM) on growth performance, diarrhea rate, and hematological parameters of preweaning dairy calves. For this purpose, a total of 27 Holstein female calves (one month of age) with initial body weight of (67.46 ± 4.08) kg were divided into three groups in such a way that each group contained nine calves. Calves were housed individually, and starter was offered ad libitum to each calf. The dietary treatments were RM, ARM, and AFM. The highest milk intake was observed in calves receiving AFM as compared to other treatments (p < 0.01). Calves fed AFM had more feed intake than those fed ARM and RM (p < 0.01). Feed efficiency was significantly lower for calves offered ARM than those offered RM and AFM (p < 0.01). A lower withers height growth was found for calves fed RM than those fed ARM and AFM (p <0.05). Diarrhea rate and white blood cell (WBC) and lymphocytes (LYM) counts were greater for calves fed RM than those fed ARM and AFM (p < 0.05). These findings suggested that ARM and AFM had positive effects on growth performance and health status of the preweaning dairy calves.

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