Author/Authors :
ÖZÇELİK, Uğur , BAYRAM, İsmail Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Veteriner Fakültesi - Hayvan Besleme ve Beslenme Hastalıkları AD, Turkey
Abstract :
This study was carried out for the purpose of determining the effect of black cumin (Nigella Sativa) supplementation diets of lambs on body weight gain, feed consumption, feed conversion ratio, antioxidant capacity and total protein content of blood serum , and pH and urea levels of the rumen fluids. For the research, totally 5 groups was formed including 6 lambs (Pirlak) in each. During the research one group pointed as control and did not supplemented any Black cumin whereas the other groups were supplemented with the Black cumin of 1 %, 2 % , 3 %, 4 % respectively. There were 30 lambs aged from 12 to 14 weeks ın the groups. This research lasted 8 weeks. The alfalfa hay used as roughage in the diets. Water and feeds were given ad libitum. The lambs were weighed weekly to determine their body weight performance. Feed consumption were weighed daily. The lambs were exposed to the group feeding. Blood and rumen samples were taken at the end of the trial. The mean body weight gain of all groups were found as 325.0, 320.3, 312.8, 324.2, 323.8 respectively. It was found that these numbers have no significant statistically. With the use of Black cumin to the level of 4 % in diets of pirlak lambs did not cause any negative effect regarding feed conversion ratio and total protein, urea, and antioxidant capacity of blood serum; and urea value of rumen liquid. On the other hand when the rumen pH values of trial groups were compared with the control group they have found higher (P 0.05) . As a result it was found that the use of black cumin to the level of 4 % for the feed conversion ratio of lambs had no negative effect on the body weight gain of specific blood parameters. Even it could be said that the use of black cumin had positive effect on rumen environment by increasing pH value of rumen liquid. This could protect lamb rumen status and health against acidosis which occurs in ruminants that were fed with highly concentrated diets.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Body Weight Gain , Black Cumin , Blood , Lamb , Rumen
