Growth performance, hematology and blood biochemical constituents and antioxidant status of Roman lambs fed diets supplemented with mixture of cumin, coriander and peppermint powders

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Science and Agricultural engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

2 Animal science Department, Faculty of Science and Agricultural engineering, Razi university, Kermanshah, Iran.

Abstract

Twenty-four male lambs with an average weight of 28.73±3.64 kg and age of three months were grouped into four treatments of 6 lambs in a completely randomized design. The treatments include: the control (basic diet), treatment 1: basic diet + 10 grams of supplements (60% cumin, 30% coriander and 10% peppermint), treatment 2: basic diet + 10 grams of supplements (45% cumin, 45% Coriander and 10% peppermint), treatment 3: basic diet + 10 grams of supplement (30% cumin, 60% coriander and 10% peppermint). Blood was taken from the jugular vein of the lambs at the end of the experiment. DMI was not affected. The ADG in the treatment 1 was higher than that of control. Hemoglobin, PLT, RBC, and WBC, percentages of lymphocytes, monocytes and neutrophils were not affected by the supplement. No significant difference was observed between the treatments and the control in terms of blood glucose and triglyceride concentrations. Blood urea was higher in the treatments 2 and 3 than in the control. Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase increased in treatments 2 and 3 compared to the control. Alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase in the treatment 3 were different from the control. Glutathione peroxidase and superoxidase dismutase did not change, but the antioxidant capacity decreased compared to the control.The results showed that the addition of 10 gram of cumin, coriander and peppermint mixture with ratios of 30, 60 and 10%, respectively, improved the performance of Roman lambs and feed efficiency without having an adverse effect on blood metabolites.

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Iranian Journal of animal Science

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Available Online from 08 July 2023

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  • Receive Date: 02 May 2023
  • Revise Date: 16 June 2023
  • Accept Date: 17 June 2023

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