Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Probiotic and Prebiotic on the Performance of Labrador Puppies

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2019
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MAFSU, Nagpur
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The present study was conducted to explore the effect of dietary supplementation of functional foods i.e. prebiotic (Chicory root powder as a source of inulin) and probiotic (Sporlac plus) in Labrador puppies on growth performance, hematological, hemobiochemical parameters and digestibility of the nutrients. Eighteen Labrador puppies were selected for the same purpose on the basis of age, sex and body weight and were divided into three treatment groups, each containing six animals. The dietary treatments were control T0 (Standard commercial puppy food i.e. Pedigree pro, as per NRC, 2006), T1 (Standard commercial puppy food i.e. Pedigree pro with the supplementation of commercial prebiotic @ 0.5% of the diet) and T2 (Standard commercial puppy food i.e. Pedigree pro with the supplementation of commercial probiotic @ 0.5% of the diet). It was observed that the live body weight, body weight gain, average daily gain in weight and average weekly feed intake were found to be statistically significant (P<0.05) at the end of the experimental period. Treatment group T2 recorded highest values for aforesaid parameters followed by treatment group T1 and control group T0. The analysis of variance showed significant (P<0.05) differences in terms of growth performance parameters. The analysis of variance showed non-significant results for various hematological parameters viz. total leucocyte count (TLC), differential leucocyte count (DLC) in terms of lymphocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, monocytes and basophils, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). While significant (P<0.05) variations were recorded for hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, packed cell volume (PCV) and total erythrocyte count (TEC). Values pertaining to serum biochemical concentrations of total protein, albumin, globulin, SGOT, SGPT, ALP, creatinine and phosphorus were found to differ non-significantly. Whereas values pertaining to lipid profile parameters viz. triglyceride, cholesterol, HDL, LDL, HDL:LDL, VLDL, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), glucose and calcium were found to differ significantly. Serum concentration of lipid profile parameters were found to reduced significantly (P<0.01) in treatment group T2 which portrayed positive effect of incorporation of probiotic in the diet of the experimental Labrador puppies. At the end of the study, a digestibility trial was performed which showed non-significant differences pertaining to digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, ether extract, crude fiber, organic matter and nitrogen free extract. From the results obtained in the study, it was concluded that incorporation of feed additives i.e. prebiotic and probiotic @ 0.5% in the diet of the Labrador puppies had overall positive effect in terms of growth performance, hematological and hemobiochemical parameters and digestibility of the nutrients.
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