Atlanderova KN, Vlasenko LV.

Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2025. Vol. 108. No. 2. Р. 8-18.

doi:10.33284/2658-3135-108-2-8

Original article

Analysis of blood parameters of the Kazakh white-headed bulls after a combination

of phytochemicals added to the diet

 

Ksenia N Atlanderova1, Ludmila V Vlasenko2

1,2Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Orenburg, Russia

1atlander-kn@mail.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3977-4831

2lv.efremova@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3790-2783

 

Abstract. Natural additives (in particular, phytochemicals) are increasingly used in feeding of farm animals. It is known that the combination of these compounds can increase their efficiency. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a combination of phytochemicals (vanillin with quercetin) on the morphological and biochemical parameters of the blood of the Kazakh white-headed bulls. The bulls of  the  experimental  group  received  a  feed additive containing vanillin and quercetin (1.5 mg/kg and 5.9 mg/kg of the concentrated part of the diet) together with the main diet. Analysis of morphological parameters of blood on the 8th day showed that the bulls of the experimental group had increased levels of erythrocytes (by 5.94%), leukocytes (by 7.98%), platelets (by 27.16%, P≤0.05), hemoglobin (by 6.51%, P≤0.05) and hematocrit (by 6.20%, P≤0.05). The introduction of phytochemicals into the diet also affected the biochemical composition of blood serum. An increase in the level of glucose (by 2.30%), albumin (by 2.38%), cholesterol (by 5.76%), creatinine (by 21.53%) and urea (by 53.77%, P≤0.05), but a decrease in the level of total protein (by 2.83%), ALT (by 3.60%) and AST (by 3.92%) were revealed. The bulls of the experimental group were characterized by a higher concentration of iron (by 25.15%) and a lower concentration of phosphorus (by 14.86%) in the blood compared to the control group. In addition, in the experimental group, an increase in the values of the relative growth rate of bulls by 2.65% (P≤0.05) was found.

Keywords: bulls, feeding, vanillin, quercetin, blood parameters

Acknowledgments:  the   work   was  supported  by  the  Russian  Science  Foundation,  Project  No. 22-76-10008.

For citation: Atlanderova KN, Vlasenko LV. Analysis of blood parameters of the Kazakh white-headed bulls after a combination of phytochemicals added to the diet. Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2025;108(2):8-18. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.33284/2658-3135-108-2-8

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Information about the authors:

Ksenia N Atlanderova, Cand. Sci. (Biology), Researcher at the Testing Center, Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 29, 9 Yanvarya St., Orenburg, 460000.

Lyudmila V Vlasenko, Cand. Sci. (Biology), Researcher of the Laboratory of Breeding and Genetic Research in Animal Husbandry, Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 29, 9 Yanvarya St., Orenburg, 460000.

 

The article was submitted 11.02.2025; approved after reviewing 09.04.2025; accepted for publication 16.06.2025.

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