Haematological indicators in hybrid mallard ducks (<i>Anas platyrhynchos</i>) with regard to the use of meal from whole white lupin seeds in their diet

Zapletal, David; Kudělková, Lenka; Šimek, Vlastimil; Jakešová, Petra; Macháček, Miroslav; Straková, Eva; Suchý, Pavel

doi:10.2754/avb201786030309

Acta Veterinaria > Archive > 2017, Vol. 86 > Issue 3 > Haematological indicators in hybrid…

Acta Vet. Brno 2017, 86: 309-315

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201786030309

Haematological indicators in hybrid mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) with regard to the use of meal from whole white lupin seeds in their diet

David Zapletal¹, Lenka Kudělková¹, Vlastimil Šimek¹, Petra Jakešová¹, Miroslav Macháček¹, Eva Straková², Pavel Suchý¹

¹University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Hygiene, Brno, Czech Republic
²University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Animal Nutrition, Brno, Czech Republic

Received May 25, 2017
Accepted October 2, 2017

The objective of our study was to assess the effect of replacing soybean meal with the meal from whole white lupin seeds (Lupinus albus) of the Zulika variety in diets on selected haematological indicators in 40-day-old fattened hybrid mallard ducks. A total of 180 Cherry Valley ducks were divided into three groups (E1, E2, and control). The control group was fed a diet containing soybean meal. Soybean meal replaced with 50% and 100% meal of white lupin seeds were used in group E1 and group E2, respectively. At the end of the fattening, 12 ducks (6 males and 6 females) were randomly selected from each group for a haematological examination. From the result of this study, it is clear that the effect of the diet was found only on the slightly varying number of white blood cells and on the proportion of monocytes. Ducks of group E2 showed a slight increase in the total number of leukocytes which was accompanied by a decrease in the percentage share of monocytes (P < 0.05). Based on the results, it can be claimed that the replacement of soybean meal with meal from the Zulika variety of whole white lupin seeds in the diet did not have a negative effect on the determined blood indicators. Therefore, whole white lupin seeds were successfully used as the important protein component of the diet for fattening hybrid mallard ducks.