Table 4.
Changes in blood biochemical attributes of goats fed concentrate pellets, Lablab purpureus and Vigna unguiculata supplementing Chloris gayana.
| Day(D) |
SE | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 30 | 45 | D | ||
| Urea | 4.76b | 4.26b | 6.38a | 0.370 | 0.0007 |
| Creatinine | 69.94a | 56.47b | 50.47b | 3.015 | 0.0002 |
| TP | 58.83 | 53.39 | 57.68 | 1.95 | 0.1304 |
| Albumin | 15.11 | 14.50 | 14.61 | 0.400 | 0.5281 |
| Globulins | 43.72 | 38.89 | 43.07 | 1.902 | 0.1642 |
| ALT | 19.50 | 19.3 | 17.67 | 1.779 | 0.7300 |
| ALP | 61.89c | 90.83b | 174.05a | 0.495 | 0.0495 |
| GGT | 37.44 | 45.81 | 43.97 | 3.434 | 0.2086 |
| Cholesterol | 2.57a | 1.35bc | 1.067c | 0.129 | 0.0001 |
Means with different superscript letters within rows, differ significantly (P < 0.05). TP = total protein, ALT = alanine aminotransferase, ALP = alkaline phosphatase, GGT= gamma- glutamyl transferase.