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Macroscopic and microscopic study of the liver and kidneys of native kids fed with Sargassum angustifolium in Bushehr province of Iran 

Hossein Khaj

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/4.2.63-70

Int. J. Biosci. 4(2), 63-70. January, 2014. (PDF)

Abstract:

To study the effect of Sargassum Angustifolium feeding on health and the live and kidneys, the 24 native kids with an average live weight of 15.64 ± 3/2 kg and the average age of 5-6 months in a completely randomized experimental design with three levels of algae in the edible diet (0, 10 and 20%) and 8 repetitions (kids) in each treatment were experimented in Bushehr province in 75 days. Experimental groups of 10 and 20% algae (24 kids) were fed with Sargassum Angustifolium in coast of Bushehr city and also control group (zero percent algae) in this period was fed with normal diet. This study aimed to examine possible changes in macroscopic and microscopic damages of the liver and kidneys, in four stages including the day zero, day 25, day 50 and day75 of the experiment. Two kids of each treatment were randomly selected and then were slaughtered. The results of the liver and kidneys showed there was found no significant symptoms showing the damage of the liver and kidneys. Microscopic examination showed there was found only the congestion and a few small symptoms of necrosis in some cases in experimental treatments in liver and kidney.