Effects of coconut oil on the weight and blood status of grazing cattle fed concentrate as supplementary feed

This study was conducted to determine the effect of coconut oil inclusion on thesupplementary feed intake, weight gain, haematology and serum biochemistry of grazing cattle. Twenty-five (25) White Fulani cattle weighing 138±2.21 kg were randomly allotted to five treatment groups of coconut oil administration (0 g/day, 50 g/day, 100 g/day, 150 g/day and 200 g/day) in a completely randomised design. The animals were grazed for 84 days and supplemented with concentrate throughout the experimental period. Data on feed intake, weight gain and blood profile of cattle were analysed using one-way analysis of variance. Results obtained showed that coconut oil did not affect (P>0.05) the supplementary concentrate intake of grazing cattle. Lower (P0.05) by coconut oil. Thehighest (P