Effect of Polyherbal Formulation on Blood Biochemical Parameters in Post-Weaned Ghoongroo Piglets with Diarrhea in West Bengal

Year : 2026 | Volume : 15 | Issue : 01 | Page : 42 47
    By

    Mita Sahana,

  • Debaraj Bhattacharyya*,

  • Subhasis Batabyal,

  • Apratim Maity,

  • Shamik Polley,

  • Swaraj Biswas,

  • Shyam Sunder Kesh,

  • Shyamal Naskar,

  1. Research Scholar, Deapartment of Veterinary Biochemistry, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishri Science, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  2. Research Scholar, Deapartment of Veterinary Biochemistry, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishri Science, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  3. Professor, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, West Bengal University of Animal and Fisheries, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  4. Professor, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, West Bengal University of Animal and Fisheries, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  5. Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, West Bengal University of Animal and Fisheries, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  6. Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, West Bengal University of Animal and Fisheries, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  7. Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, West Bengal University of Animal and Fisheries, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  8. Principal Scientist, ERS ICAR-IVRI, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Abstract

Weaning condition is one of the critical and challenging phases of piglet where they get separated from mother and exposed to different environment. Sudden and abrupt changes in the total environment lead to the increase of physical stress that leads to various diseases, such as diarrhea, to the piglets. Use of phytogenic feed additives other than antibiotics is safe not only to the livestock, but also to the consumers and environment. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of polyherbal formulations (herbs extracts mixture) on blood characteristics, blood biochemical profile of weanling pigs. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of polyherbal formulations PHF-1 and PHF-2 (mixture of eight different medicinal herbs) on the serum biochemical and hematological profiles of post-weaned Ghoongroo piglets affected with diarrhea in West Bengal. A total of 84 Ghoongroo piglets with average body weight 7.6 ± 0.6 kg were selected after weaning at 42 days and randomly allocated to 3 treatments. Treatments followed a 2× 2 factorial design with 2 levels of PHF-I and PHF-II (T1 & T2) with three different concentrations (100 mg/ BW, 200 mg/BW 250 mg/BW). Blood samples were collected at different intervals to determine biochemical parameters such as albumin (ALB), total protein (TP), glucose (GLU), urea, serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT), serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT), creatinine (CREA), and hematological indices including hemoglobin (HB), packed cell volume (PCV), red blood cells (RBC), platelets (PLET), total blood count (TBC), lymphocytes (LYM), neutrophils (NEU), monocytes (MONO), and eosinophils (EUSINO). In case of blood profile, significantly higher (P > 0.05) WBC values in T1 group as compared to T2 group. Whereas no significant difference was found between T0 and T1 groups was recorded. There was no significant variation in biochemical profile of blood parameters among groups. In conclusion, the beneficial effect on WBC increases, lymphocyte suggested that these kind of PHF have a positive role on growth performance of weaning piglets.

Keywords: Polyherbal formulation, Ghoongroo piglets, serum biochemical profile, hematology, diarrhea, weaning stress

[This article belongs to Research and Reviews : Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology ]

How to cite this article:
Mita Sahana, Debaraj Bhattacharyya*, Subhasis Batabyal, Apratim Maity, Shamik Polley, Swaraj Biswas, Shyam Sunder Kesh, Shyamal Naskar. Effect of Polyherbal Formulation on Blood Biochemical Parameters in Post-Weaned Ghoongroo Piglets with Diarrhea in West Bengal. Research and Reviews : Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology. 2026; 15(01):42-47.
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Mita Sahana, Debaraj Bhattacharyya*, Subhasis Batabyal, Apratim Maity, Shamik Polley, Swaraj Biswas, Shyam Sunder Kesh, Shyamal Naskar. Effect of Polyherbal Formulation on Blood Biochemical Parameters in Post-Weaned Ghoongroo Piglets with Diarrhea in West Bengal. Research and Reviews : Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology. 2026; 15(01):42-47. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/rrjovst/article=2026/view=238870


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Regular Issue Subscription Original Research
Volume 15
Issue 01
Received 06/02/2026
Accepted 12/03/2026
Published 15/03/2026
Publication Time 37 Days
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