Saeed, Osama Anwer and Jaber, Baker Tareq and Sani, Umar Mohammed and Sazili, Awis Qurni and Akit, Henny and Alimon, Abdul Razak and Samsudin, Anjas Asmara (2021) Histopathological Effects of Different Levels of Palm Kernel Cake Fed to Dorper Lambs; Dorper Kuzularına Farklı Düzeylerde Hurma Çekirdekli Kek Yeminin Histopatolojik Etkileri. Yuzuncu Yil University Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 31 (4). 807 – 812. ISSN 13087576
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Abstract
Palm kernel cake (PKC) is a nutrient-rich by-product of oil mills that contained a high concentration of copper (Cu) among other minerals elements. The higher dietary concentration of Cu was reported to impair some physiological functions in some breeds of sheep due to Cu toxicity. Hence, this study was aimed to investigate the histopathological effects of PKC based diet on vital organs of Dorper lambs. Fifteen male Dorper lambs (8 month-old) were randomly assigned to three treatment groups. Lambs were fed with a diet supplemented with different levels of PKC based on dry matter (DM) (PKC 750 gm kg-1 DM, PKC 700 gm kg-1 DM, and PKC 650 gm kg-1 DM) for 120 days. At the end of the experiment, all the lambs were slaughtered, liver, kidney, and testis samples were examined for gross pathological lesions. Microscopic examination showed that the liver of PKC75 group animals was histologically normal. However, cell hepatocyte abnormality was observed in PKC70 and PKC65 groups. No clinical symptoms or severe histological lesions were noticed in the kidney and testis of all groups. Therefore, the histomorphological normal organs observed indicated the PKC contents provided detoxification and immune defense in male lambs. © 2021, Centenary University. All rights reserved.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Cited by: 4; All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Copper Toxicity, Palm kernel cake, Liver, Dorper lamb, Histopathology |
Subjects: | S Agriculture > SF Animal culture |
Divisions: | Faculty of Animal Sciences > Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science |
Depositing User: | Sri JUNANDI |
Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2024 07:01 |
Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2024 07:01 |
URI: | https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/5783 |