 | Abstract 379Biochemical changes in experimental feeding of castor bean meal (Ricinus communis) in sheep.Rao,-MS; Purushotham,-NP; Raghavan,-GV; Mahender,-M College of Veterinary Sciences, Rajender Nagar, Hyderabad, APAU, India. Indian-Journal-of-Veterinary-Pathology. 1984, 8, 33-36; 7 ref. For 8 months 3 groups of 6 Deccani sheep were given diets based on maize and rice with groundnut cake being replaced by castor bean oilmeal (Ricinus communis) at 0, 15 or 30%. Blood urea, bilirubin, total serum protein, aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase concentrations were not significantly affected. Histopathological changes were moderately severe in the kidney compared with the slight changes in the liver of sheep given castor bean oilmeal. This abstract relates to the following species: |