Table 7. Blood biochemical constituents of lactating BCB-1 cows fed experimental rations.
| Blood metabolic profile | Experimental rations | Significance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0 | T1 | T2 | SEM | p-value | |
| BS (mg/day) | 51.6 | 55.3 | 51.1 | 1.52 | 0.54 |
| Cholesterol (mg/day) | 204.5b | 202.3b | 111.5a | 21.5 | 0.01 |
| TP (gm/day) | 7.52 | 8.21 | 8.00 | 0.2 | 0.30 |
| A (gm/day) | 2.93 | 3.19 | 3.31 | 0.01 | 0.24 |
| G (gm/day) | 4.61 | 5.01 | 4.80 | 0.21 | 0.75 |
| A/G ratio | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.04 | 0.90 |
| BUN (mg/day) | 64.3 | 61.8 | 51.6 | 3.6 | 0.36 |
| Liver and kidney function tests | |||||
| AST (U/L) | 81.0 | 88.3 | 72.6 | 5.02 | 0.50 |
| ALT (U/L) | 21.7 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 2.80 | 0.99 |
| Creatinine (mg/day) | 0.84 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.05 | 0.52 |
SEM, standard error of the mean; BS, blood sugar; TP, total protein; A, albumin; G, globulin; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; T0, only concentrate; T1, 50% concentrate + 50% moringa feed; T2, only moringa feed.
a, b, c
means with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different (p < 0.05).