EFFECT OF USING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF NIGELLA SATIVA MEAL IN THE RATIONS FOR FATTENING AWASSI LAMBS

K. K. Gargajah, G.; N. Abdullah, M.; Abo, N.Y.

	EFFECT OF USING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF NIGELLA SATIVA MEAL IN THE RATIONS FOR FATTENING AWASSI LAMBS
IRAQ JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE
Article 1, Volume 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 32-39
Authors
G. K. K. Gargajah; M. N. Abdullah; N.Y. Abo
Abstract
This study was conducted at AL-Rashidia research center, Nenavah-Iraq. Used twenty one lambs (6 - 7 months of age) with average initial weight of 29.43 kg were randomly divided into three groups according to live weight First group were fed control ration, the groups two and three were fed Nigella Sativa meal at levels 6 and 12% respectively. Each groups were fed adlibitum. The experiment lasted 94 days to study lamb performance. Three lambs were chosen randomly from each group, after feeding period of (94 days) were slaughtered to study some carcass traits the results were as follows: Gain was 8.20, 11.71and 14.00 kg/ lamb for three groups respectively significantly (P< 0.05) and the average daily gain was 89,71 ،124,71 and 149.00 gm /day, respectively. The weight at slaughtered was significantly higher (P< 0.05) in-groups three and two compared with group one 42.67, 41.00 and 36.67 kg, respectively, and the hot carcass weight was significantly higher (P< 0.05) in-groups two and three compared with group one 18.17, 20.17 and 22.75 kg, respectively, and the percentage of total fat in the carcass significantly higher (P< 0.05) in-groups one compared with group two and three 18.30, 10.47 and 11.45 respectively. The anthers carcass traits were not significantly.

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