Determine Some Macro Minerals Magnesium and Calcium in the Soil, Feed and Plasma Serum of Sheep Grazing at El-khuwei locality, West Kordofan, Sudan

Abdel Moniem M.A. El hag, Ali A. hassabo, M.O. Eisa, B.S. Abdel Fadelil

Abstract


The main objective was to study determine some macro minerals magnesium and calcium in the soil, feed and plasma serum of sheep grazing in natural pasture at the  flowering and seed setting stage during 2011 in El-khuwei locality, west Kordofan State, Sudan. Sampling was done on two stages at flowering and seed setting in selected locations (2km2 each). Within each stage randomly selected randomly collected 60 samples of soil, feed and plasma serum. The data was analyzed used a completely randomized design (CRD). SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) was used for the statistical analysis. Soil concentrations significantly difference (P<0.001) higher magnesium Mg (3.73- 2.57 mg/100g) at flowering and least at seed setting respectively. No significant differences on calcium Ca (3.26- 2.92 mg/100g) at two stages. Stages effect were significantly difference (P<0.001) lower feed magnesium Mg (19.63- 22.88 mg/100g) and calcium Ca (0.10- 1.84 mg/100g) at flowering stage than that at seed setting stage respectively. Blood serum of sheep was highly calcium Ca (7.77- 6.95 mg/dl). No significant difference     (P< 0.05) on magnesium Mg (2.05- 1.58 mg/dl) at flowering and seed setting respectively. It can be concluded that soil has been reported highly concentration on magnesium at the flowering stage than that at seed setting stage, however no significant differences at two stages on calcium. Feed have been reported highly concentrations on magnesium and calcium at seed setting stage than that at the flowering stage. Blood serum has been reported highly concentrations on calcium at the flowering than that at seed setting stage.  Both growth stages were no significant differences on magnesium.


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Stages, feed, soil, magnesium, calcium, sheep.

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