THE EFFECT OF SOME PARASITES AND DIETS ON THE RATE OF GROWTH AND BLOOD ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT OF GUINEA FOWLS AND CHICKENS
THE EFFECT OF SOME PARASITES AND DIETS ON THE RATE OF GROWTH AND BLOOD ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT OF GUINEA FOWLS AND CHICKENS
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1978-06
Authors
SANI, BAGIWA IDRIS
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Abstract
The effects of malarial infection and cecal coccidiosis
upon the total ascorbic acid of the whole blood of young
chickens and guinea fowls were studied using colorimetric
and microfluorimetic techniques. In both cases there
appeared to be slight increases in the blood ascorbic acid
level. The significance of the findings are discussed in
relation to the results of other studies.
The influence of different diets (guinea corn, millet,
maize and phizer livestock feed) upon the weight and blood
asoorbic acid level of guinea fowls was also investigated.
While there appeared to be no definite trend with the
ascorbic acid level, the magnitudes of the increase in
weight caused by the diets were found to be in the following
order:-
Millet > Pfizer commercial feed > Maize > Guinea corn.
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A THESIS PRESENTED
TO THE AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
(ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY)
BY
SANI BAGIWA IDRIS, B. Sc.
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA
JUNE, 1978
Keywords
PARASITES,, DIETS,, RATE,, BLOOD ASCORBIC,, ACID,, CONTENT,, GUINEA,, CHICKENS