Effect of Wheat Grass (Triticum aestivum) on Hemato-Biochemical Parameters and Body Weight in Rabbit Authors: Tahamina Aktar, Fahima Binthe Aziz, Mahmudul Hassan, Rakibul Islam, Misrat Masuma Parvez, Sharmin Akter Ripa & Shefaly Akter

Effect of Wheat Grass (Triticum aestivum) on Hemato-Biochemical Parameters and Body Weight in Rabbit

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Tahamina Aktar, Fahima Binthe Aziz, Mahmudul Hassan, Rakibul Islam, Misrat Masuma Parvez, Sharmin Akter Ripa & Shefaly Akter

Abstract

This research work was conducted at animal laboratory in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University, Dinajpur for a period of 45 days . The experiment was undertaken to investigate the effect of wheat grass on hemato-biochemical parameters and body weight in rabbit. Twenty rabbits  age between 3-4 months  and weighing about 1200-1500 gm were acclimatized for 2 weeks and then randomly assigned into four groups (T₀, T₁, T₂ and T₃) and 5 rabbits in each group. Group T₀ was kept for control group and chopped wheat grass supplementation was given to the group T₁, T₂ and T₃ at the dose rate of 3 gm, 5 gm, 7 gm/kg body weight respectively for 45 days.  On  day 15, 30, 45 blood samples were collected and analyzed for hemoglobin, PCV, RBC, TLC, DLC, SGOT, SGPT and body weight from 0-45 days were calculated and statistically analysed. There was significant (P>0.05) increased in hemoglobin concentration, PCV, RBC, TLC, DLC count  in the group receiving wheat grass compare to control group and highest value was found in group T₂ but statistically not significant (P<0.05). There was significant (P<0.05) decrease in ESR, SGPT, SGOT level in all  treated group compare to  control and lowest value was found in group T₂ but statistically not significant (P<0.05). In this research wheat grass did not produce any significant (P<0.05)  effect on body weight of rabbit . The  results of this study reveals that oral administration of wheat grass @ 5 gm/kg body weight (Group T₂) may be good for building blood, for adjuvant therapy in anemia treatment, immunostimulatory effect and health improving adjuvant in liver disorders.

 Key words: Wheat grass, Body weight, Hematological parameters, Biochemical parameters, Rabbit,                             Chlorophill.

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Aktar, T., Aziz, F. B., Hasan, Islam, R., M. M., Parvez, M. M., Ripa, S. A. & Shefaly, A. (2018). Effect of Wheat Grass (Triticum aestivum) on Hemato-Biochemical Parameters and Body Weight in Rabbit. International Journal of Science and Business, 2(3), 356-371.

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Tahamina Aktar, (Corresponding Author), MS student, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur-5200,Bangladesh.

F.B. Aziz, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur-5200,Bangladesh.

M.M. Hasan, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur-5200,Bangladesh.

R. Islam, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur-5200,Bangladesh.

M. M. Parvez, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur-5200,Bangladesh.

S.A. Ripa, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur-5200,Bangladesh.

A. Shefaly, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur-5200,Bangladesh.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1324041