Exterior and interior indicators of development of Tsigai breed young sheep on the background of diet supplement with iodine in liposomal form

Federal State Budget Scientific Institution “Research Institute of Agriculture of Crimea”, 295493, Simferopol, Crimea, Russia

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Abstract

The effect of the liposomal form of antioxidants with the inclusion of organic iodine on the growth of young Tsigai sheep was described in the article. The liposomal form allowed increasing average daily gain of young animals by 11.9 % and live weight by 10.8 % compared to the control one-year age group. The animals of the experimental group were characterized by more embodied meat forms according to the analysis of their exterior. Interior indicators were represented by the increased content of RBC that reached 1.8×10¹² cells per liter or 25.7 % (p≤0.001), and WBC – 1.80×10^⁹ cells per liter or 20.0 % (p≤0.01) at 7-months age; 1.9×10¹² cells per liter (p≤0.001) and 1.74×10^⁹ cells per liter (p≤0.05) at 12 months, respectively. This fact was due to the increased content of monocytes and neutrophils: the difference between the control and experimental groups of animals was within 1.1% and 0.6% at the age of 12 months.