Using Vitamin C , Niacin in Reducing the Impact of Heat Stress on Arabi Lambs | ||
| Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Article 19, Volume 27, Issue 1, June 2014, Pages 211-222 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33762/bagrs.2014.113026 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amad F.H. Al-Jassim; Azhar A. A. Al-Khuzai | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was conducted in the animal field College of agriculture university of Basrah from 1/07/2012 up to 1/10/2012 in order to find out the influence of supplementations of Vitamin C and niacin under heat stress through summer season on physiological traits , growth . Sixteen Arabi male lambs aged 4-5 months with average weight 26.48kg were used in this experiment The lambs were divided randomly into four groups each group had four replicates. All these groups fed on a concentrate ration contain barely (60%), wheat brain (38%), urea (1.5%) and NaCl (0.5%) Fed as 2% of body weight . First group was a control. The Second group treated with Vitamin C (250mg/1kg feed) , The third group treated with Vitamin Niacin (250mg/1kg food) , The fourth group treated with Vitamin C (250mg/1kg feed) + Niacin (250mg/1kg feed) Water were available and roughages. The results of the current study summarized as there were significant differences, (P<0.05) in average daily gain and lambs weight of group fed vitamin C compared with others groups, Increase feed intake and Feed conversion ratio of treated group vitamin C group (P<0.05). There were significant differences (P<0.05) in rectal temperature and breathing rate in all treated groups compared with control group. | ||
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