Influence of Nigella sativa seeds, Rosmarinus officinalis leaves and their combination on growth performance, immune response and rumen metabolism in Dorper lambs

Odhaib KJ 1 , Adeyemi KD 1 , Ahmed MA 1 , Jahromi MF 2 , Jusoh S 1 , Samsudin AA 1 Show all authors , Alimon AR 1 , Yaakub H 1 , Sazili AQ 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Basrah, 61004, Basra, Iraq
  • 3 Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. awis@upm.edu.my
Trop Anim Health Prod, 2018 Jun;50(5):1011-1023.
PMID: 29654500 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-018-1525-7

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of dietary supplementation of Nigella sativa L. seeds, Rosmarinus officinalis L. leaves and their combination on rumen metabolism, nutrient intake and digestibility, growth performance, immune response and blood metabolites in Dorper lambs. Twenty-four entire male Dorper lambs (18.68 ± 0.6 kg, 4-5 months old) were randomly assigned to a concentrate mixture containing on a dry matter basis either, no supplement (control, T1), 1% R. officinalis leaves (T2), 1% N. sativa seeds (T3) or 1% R. officinalis leaves +1% N. sativa seeds (T4). The lambs had ad libitum access to urea-treated rice straw (UTRS) and were raised for 90 days. Supplemented lambs had greater (P 

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