EFFECT OF USING SOME MEDICAL HERBS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND BLOOD HEMATO-BIOCHEMICAL ATTRIBUTES OF MALE ZARAIBI GOATS | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Sheep and Goats Sciences | ||||
| Volume 19, Issue 1 - Serial Number 2090, April 2024, Page 1-10 PDF (1.06 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejsgs.2024.390735 | ||||
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| Abstract | ||||
| This investigation research was performed to compare among Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.), Sage (Salvia officinalis) and their mixture in fed of growing male goats on total dry matter intake, feed conversion, body weight gain, and some blood parameters when fed 5g/100 kg live body weight from this additives. The concentrate roughage ratio for basal diet in all groups was 60%:40%. The first group G1 fed basal diet only while herbal additives were Rosemary, Sage and mixes Rosemary× Sage (G2, G3, and G4, respectively). The results indicated that the total DM intake was increased with added herbs in groups G2, G3 and G4 compared with G1 and it was the highest in G4(759 g/h) with a decrease in water consumption (1.95 l/h/d).The mix additive (G4) recorded highest significant values vs. control as final body weight, (kg); total body gain, (kg) and daily body gain, (g) whilst this differences were not significant with individual herbal additive groups (G2 and G3). Concerning feed conversion (as kg DM/ kg gain or kg CP / kg gain) all groups’ feed herbal additives being improvement compared with control whilst this differences reflected on rising economic efficiency. The all measured blood parameters levels were within the normal ranges, serum creatinine cholesterol and enzymes liver activities were significantly decreased in herbs treatments (G2, G3 and G4) compared with the G1 so it is a good indicator of kidney and liver status reflected on animal health. The values of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) were higher with the three treated diets compeered with the control. The values of both T3 and T4 hormones tended to increase as a result to using of herbs especially G4 and the differences were significant in T4 hormone only. So, can be concluded that using of Rosemary or/ and Sage in growing male goats rations had positive effect not only on improving growth performance and daily gain, but also on feed conversion ratio and economic efficiency without any negative adverse on blood parameters. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| growth performance; Rosmarinus officinalis L; Salvia officinalis; feed conversion; blood parameters; economic efficiency | ||||
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