The Effect of Collection Method on Urine Composition of Goat Fed Urea Treated Rice Straw

The study was conducted at Adamawa State University, Livestock Teaching and Research Farm Mubi, Department Animal Science to characterize urine components obtained by Free catch/voided and Cystocentesis method of urine collection in goats, through physical, chemical and microscopic examination. Sixteen (16) Bucks within the ages of 9-12 months were kept under intensive system. The goats were then allotted to four treatments Straw 1 (S1) Straw 2 (S2), Straw 3 (S3), and Straw 4 (S4), which was replicated four times. The chemical characteristics from the two methods (free catch/ voided and Cystocetesis) for blood, urobilinogen, bilirubin and leucocytes were negative test values in both collection methods, while Protein levels obtained in treatment S2, S3 and S4 were 0.3, 3.0 and 3.0 respectively, the values obtained in S3 and S4 was significantly (P≤0.05) higher than values obtained in S2. Glucose has similar values at 0.3 in both methods of collection and there was similarity between the pH values. Bacterial cells was also present in samples from free catch in all the treatment, while fungal spores was present in treatment S2 from sample obtained by free catch, this result is at disparity with those samples obtained from Cystocetesis where all the treatments had no presence of bacteria or fungi. Consequently, samples obtained by cystocetesis tend to be minimally free from contamination than those from free catch/voided method.