Table 2 Effects of dietary supplementation with different concentrations of molasses on blood and serum biochemical variables of male Nubian goat kids

Blood pH

7.34 ^a ± 0.06

7.33 ^a ± 0.05

7.37 ^b ± 0.05

7.33 ^a ± 0.05

*

***

NS

Blood-[Hb] (g/dL)

10.0 ± 1.2

9.0 ± 1.4

8.7 ± 1.1

8.9 ± 1.1

NS

NS

NS

Blood Hct (L/L)

0.26 ± 0.05

0.27 ± 0.03

0.28 ± 0.03

0.26 ± 0.03

NS

NS

NS

TLC (×10³/μL)

9.6 ± 2.9

9.3 ± 3.7

8.7 ± 2.9

9.0 ± 3.6

NS

NS

NS

Serum-[TP] (g/L)

61 ^b ± 4.1

63.6 ^ab ± 6.4

65.6 ^a ± 4.3

63.1 ^ab ± 10.6

*

*

NS

Serum-[Albumin] (g/L)

36.9 ± 3.7

37.6 ± 3.7

37.5 ± 3.5

37.1 ± 2.5

NS

***

NS

Serum-[Globulins] (g/L)

24 ^b ± 5.4

26 ^ab ± 5.8

28 ^a ± 4.6

26 ^ab ± 10.8

*

NS

NS

A/G (%)

1.6 ^a ± 0.6

1.5 ^ab ± 0.4

1.4 ^ab ± 0.3

1.2 ^b ± 0.7

*

NS

NS

Serum-[AST] (IU)

41.7 ± 27.5

43 ± 13

45 ± 6.3

42 ± 24.2

NS

NS

NS

Serum-[ALT] (IU)

11.7 ± 6.9

10.7 ± 3.7

10.9 ± 7.6

11 ± 8.2

NS

NS

*

Serum-[Na⁺] (mmol/L)

153.7 ^b ± 6.9

154.9 ^b ± 7.3

148.6 ^a ± 8

150.2 ^b ± 7.9

**

NS

NS

Serum-[K⁺] (mmol/L)

6.2 ± 1.1

5.7 ± 0.8

6.6 ± 1.5

6.0 ± 1.3

NS

***

**

Serum-[Cl⁻] (mmol/L)

106.8 ^b ± 5.8

111.3 ^a ± 6.0

105.7 ^b ± 5.3

106.9 ^b ± 5.5

**

NS

**

Serum-[SID₃] (mmol/L)

53.1 ^a ± 6.6

49 ^b ± 7.1

49.4 ^b ± 7.5

49.3 ^b ± 6.3

*

NS

NS