EFFECT OF SAGE AND NEEM AQUEOUS LEAF EXTRACTS ON GROWTH, CARCASS AND HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF GROWING APRI RABBITS UNDER SUMMER AND WINTER CONDITIONS

Abstract

: The objective of this study was to determine the effects of daily oral administration of aqueous leaves extracts of Salvia officinalis L.(sage) and Azadirachta indica L. (neem) on growth performance , carcass characteristics and hematological parameters of growing rabbit under summer and winter conditions. Rabbits were classified into four equal groups 10/each, in two trails of growth, 40 rabbit's /each trail. The first group was served as a control, the second received 200 mg/kg of body weight of aqueous leaves extract of sage (SAE), the third received 50 mg/kg of body weight of aqueous leaves extract of neem group. It can be concluded that there were significant interactions between season and treatments on the growth performance, carcass traits and hematological parameters except the FI and RT parameters. Conclusively, the present study suggests that the dietary leaf extract has performed a good nutritional supplement by enhancing growth performance and health guidelines of APRI growing rabbits against stressful conditions especially during summer season.