Effects of Graded Doses of Vitamin E on Blood and Serum Biochemistry of Sheep

Authors

  • Faiza Hakeem Department of Zoology, Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Zubair Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Shahbaz Department of Zoology, Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
  • Sayyad Murtaza Hassan Andrabi Animal Reproduction and Genetics Program, Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakitan
  • Zulfiqar Hussain Kuthu Department of Livestock and Poultry Production, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
  • Sohail Ahmed Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
  • Mehreen Fatima Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
  • Zulfiqar Ahmed Department of Livestock and Poultry Production, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
  • Nasir Hameed Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53560/PPASB(60-2)730

Keywords:

Kail Sheep, Vitamin E, Haematological parameters

Abstract

Vitamin E (Vit. E) is primarily responsible for the increased antioxidant capacity observed in animal studies. The present research aimed to investigate vitamin E’s effect on haematological and serum biochemical parameters in Kail sheep. Eighteen (18) Kail breed ewes older than two years but not yet pregnant were chosen for this experiment. The animals were randomly divided into three groups (Control, T1, and T2). During the entire experiment, the control group had access to pure water. Vitamin E was administered orally to both groups of ewes daily for 30 days, with Group T1 receiving 150 mg/kg body weight and Group T2 receiving 200 mg/kg body weight. Blood samples were collected on days 0, 15, and 30. The results revealed a significant increase in blood biochemistry parameters such as RBC, HGB, RDW %, WBC, LYM concentration, and LYM (%) in sheep fed Vitamin E. The serum concentration of albumin, globulin, total protein, and AST was significantly increased (P< 0.05). We conclude that the haematological and serum biochemical parameters in Kail sheep were enhanced after an oral dose of vitamin E.

Author Biographies

Faiza Hakeem, Department of Zoology, Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Rank: Student

Muhammad Zubair, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Rank: Associate Proffesor

Muhammad Shahbaz, Department of Zoology, Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Rank: Assistant Proffesor

Sayyad Murtaza Hassan Andrabi, Animal Reproduction and Genetics Program, Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakitan

Rank: Chairman

Zulfiqar Hussain Kuthu, Department of Livestock and Poultry Production, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Rank: Dean

Sohail Ahmed, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Rank: Student

Mehreen Fatima, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Rank: Research Associate

Zulfiqar Ahmed, Department of Livestock and Poultry Production, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Rank: Lecturer

Nasir Hameed, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Rank: Student

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2023-06-24

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Faiza Hakeem, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Shahbaz, Sayyad Murtaza Hassan Andrabi, Zulfiqar Hussain Kuthu, Sohail Ahmed, Fatima, M., Zulfiqar Ahmed, & Nasir Hameed. (2023). Effects of Graded Doses of Vitamin E on Blood and Serum Biochemistry of Sheep. Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: B. Life and Environmental Sciences, 60(2), 309–317. https://doi.org/10.53560/PPASB(60-2)730

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