EFFECT OF DIETARY SUPPLIMENTATION WITH CHAMOMLE FLOWERS ON CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND HISTOLOGY OF SOME ORGANS IN RAHMANI SHEEP | ||||
| Journal of Animal and Poultry Production | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 29, Issue 11, November 2004, Page 6119-6135 PDF (4.79 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jappmu.2004.239433 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| A. M. Abdelhamid,1; Faten F. Abou-Ammou2; A. E. Abdel-Khalek1; M. E. Ahmed2; E. I. Shehata2; G. A. Maged2 | ||||
| 1Department OF Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, MANS Oura University | ||||
| 2Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Cairo | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The main objectives of this work were to investigate the effects of using chamomile flowers (Matricaria chamomile) at difierent levels ( 0 - 1 and 2 g I head I day) on carcass characteristics and histology of digestive tract and kidneys.Twenty one growing male Rahmani lambs with an average age of 3-4 months and weighing on average 19.87 kg were used . The animals were divided randomly into 3 equal groups according to their life body weight. The experimental work lasted for 180 days. The nutrient requirements were determined every two weeks according to NRC (1985) recommendations. Three experimental rations (roughage/concentrate(R/C) ratio was40:60 in all treatments) were formulated from concentrate feed mixture(CFM). yellow corn(YC) and berseem hay (BH) and offered to the sheep in groups(G1,G2andG3)as follows.G1 :CFM+YC+BH(control), G2:CFM+YC+BH+1 g chamomilelhead/day(treatment1), G3:CFM+ YC+BH+ 2g chamomilelhead/day(treatment 2). At the end of the growing trials, four representative lambs from each group were slaughtered to study the carcass characteristics and histology of the digestive system and kidneys. The results of the present study indicated that the differences among chamomile levels in fasting and carcass weights were statistically significant. Adding of chamomile to lambs rations had a positive effect on dressing percentage. The effect of treatments was positive (or significant) on shoulder. legs and flank as well as prime cuts (kg) . Whereas, carcass cuts as % from hot carcass weight differed slightly as a result to the presence of chamomile in growing lambs rations. Weight of 9-11 ribs cut was increased with increasing chamomile level in growing lambs rations. The animals fed on the control ration had the lowest value of eye muscle area, while the highest value was recorded with the ration containing the high level of chamomile and the differences were significant. Regarding the histological structure of liver, kidney, rumen and small intestine, the results indicated that the addition of chamomile to the growing lambs diet had beneficial effects on these organs, in particular on rumen and small intestine, without any harmful effects on liver and kidneys function. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| chamomle flowers. carcass characteristics; histology; sheep | ||||
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