Effect of dry earthworm homogenate on the physiological and biochemical status of laboratory animals

The article presents the results of the use of dry earthworm homogenate as a feed additive to the diet of white Wistar rats (Wistar). The obtained experimental material suggests that the introduction of dry earthworm homogenate in the diet of males in an amount of 0.3 % to the diet significantly increases the weight of the animals during the experiment with their 100 % safety. The live weight of the experimental animals by the end of the experiment decreased on average in the group from 257 to 210 g, in the experimental group it increased from 236 to 310 g. The absolute increase in live weight from the use of homogenate for 30 days at the rate of 100 mg/100 g of body weight in the experimental group of males was significantly higher than in the control rats and amounted to 48.8±0.15 g, and in the control group of males only 34.6±0.01 g. Hematological indicators indicate an increase in the level of hemoglobin in the blood of laboratory rats of the experimental group by 7.87 % compared to animals of the control group; an increase in the number of red blood cells by 13.2 %; a decrease in the number of platelets by 3.65 %. A tendency to reduce the number of platelets in the blood of laboratory rats of the experimental group was established. Biochemical parameters of blood serum indicate an increase in the concentration of total protein by 7.4 % relative to the values in the group of control animals. The albumin level increased by 5.65 %.