Effect of Vasectomy and / or Adding Cuminum cyminum Seeds in the diet of Awassi Ram Lambs on their Carcasses Traits

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-86
Author(s):  
Tamara N. Dawood
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Carcass Traits ◽  
Feed Additives ◽  
The Body ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Muscle Area ◽  
Eye Muscle ◽  
The Third ◽  
Ram Lambs

     This experiment was carried out at Animal Farm, College of Veterinary Medicine, Baghdad University, from Mar. up to Sept. 2010. Twenty eight Awassi ram lambs of 4-5 months old were equally divided into four groups of similar body weight and fed 2% of concentrate diet of body weight with grazing for 3-4 hours a day. The first group (C) and the third group (V) were fed concentrate diet free of cumin seeds; while the second group (CU) and the fourth group (CV) were fed the same amount of concentrate diet contain 3% of cumin seeds. All animals were grazed daily for 3-4 hours as one group. The third and the fourth groups were vasectomized by close vasectomy operation at the beginning of the experiment.  The results revealed that cumin seeds used as feed additives for Awassi ram lambs caused significant (P<0.05) increase in live animal body weight, fasting and empty body weight, hot and cold carcass weights also it had an effect on carcass measurements, empty digestive and stomach weight, most carcass joints weight, rib eye muscle area, Longismus dorsi weight, lean and fat weight in the rack joint compare with the control group. However vasectomy had significant (P<0.05) increase in the body weight, fasting, empty and hot and cold carcass weight, the weight of pelt, full and empty digestive system, most of joint weights, fat tail, fat weight of the rack joint, while the 4th group showed higher values than the most carcass traits compared with the 2nd and 3rd groups and significantly (P<0.05) higher than the control group (1st group). It is concluded that vasectomy and cumin seeds have positive effect on lamb performance and carcass traits. Cumin seeds can be used as effective and cheep feed additives. Further studied are required to prove the suitable ratio of cumin seeds addition alongside with castration in other farm animals.

scholarly journals Administration of garlic and neem in broiler diet for safe meat production

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-126
Author(s):  
R Islam ◽  
MM Hossain ◽  
F Nargis ◽  
ME Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Basal Diet ◽  
Feed Additives ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Broiler Chicks ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Broiler Production

This study was conducted to observe the effect of different administration method of garlic and neem on growth performances, feed efficiency and serum biochemical parameters for safe broiler production. The experiment was done for a period of 32 days with 384 one-day-old straight run broiler chicks. The broiler chicks were divided into six groups each of 64 birds and replicated to four subgroups each of 16 birds. The dietary groups were; control (basal diet; no additives), antibiotic (basal diet + antibiotic), garlic in feed (basal diet + 0.25% garlic powder), garlic in water (basal diet + garlic extracts), neem in feed (basal diet + 0.25% neem powder) and neem in water (basal diet + neem extracts). Results showed that the body weight and body weight gain increased significantly (P<0.05) in both the garlic and neem groups compared to the control group. Feed intake was not different (P>0.05) among the treatment groups. Garlic in feed and water and neem in feed groups showed better FCR (P<0.05) compared to the other treatment groups. There were no significant (P>0.05) difference in meat yield, bone development and dressing parameters except head and gizzard in different dietary groups. Supplementation of garlic with feed and water significantly (P<0.05) decrease cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL compared to the other groups. However, both the garlic and neem groups showed numerically higher HDL compare to the control group. There were no 0significant (P>0.05) differences in serum glucose and GPT among different treatment groups. GOT was significantly (P<0.05) lower in neem groups than that of garlic and antibiotic groups. Additive groups showed higher profitability than control group. Based on the results of the study, it may be suggested that the garlic and neem could be used both in feed and water as potential feed additives for safe broiler production. Bang. J. Anim. Sci. 2019. 48 (2): 116-126

scholarly journals «Energosil» in the diets of replacement gilts

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-162
Author(s):  
A. A. Suvorov ◽  
в Sh. Gayirbegov ◽  
A. S. Fedin ◽  
A. M. Guryanov
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Feed Additives ◽  
The Body ◽  
Feed Additive ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Optimal Dosage ◽  
Growth Energy ◽  
Experimental Group

The article gives scientific substantiation of using silicon-containing new feed additive “Energosil” for replacement gilts. The studies were conducted in pig-breeding complex of the Center for Practical Training of Agricultural Specialists in Mordovia Republic. There were three experimental groups of replacement gilts (10 animals each). The effect of various dosages of Energosil (5.0, 7.5, and 10 mg per kg of body weight) on digestibility, nutrient utilization, and animal growth energy was studied. The most optimal dosage of a new feed additive in their rations was revealed, which constituted 5 mg / kg of the animal live weight. It was established that the animals from the first experimental group, who received silicon-containing feed additives of this amount digested the nutrients of the diet better than their counterparts from the other groups. Compared to the control group, the digestibility of dry matter increased by 3.62% (p<0.05), organic matter by 3.29% (p<0.01), crude protein by 4.09% (p<0.001), fat by 4.30% (p<0.01), cellulose by 3.79% (p<0.01) and nitrogen-free extractives by 2.03% (p>0.05).Replacement gilts of the first experimental group, who were given Energosil in the amount of 5 mg / kg body weight in addition to the basic ration, retained nitrogen in their bodies by 17.1%, calcium by 55.9% and phosphorus by 69.7% more than their counterparts from the control group. It contributed to an increase in body weight of gilts from the first group compared to control counterparts by 10.8%. Increased dosages of Energosil (7.5 and 10 mg / kg body weight) also had a better effect on the growth energy of gilts compared with the control group. The feed additive in the amount of 7.5 mg kg of animal  live weight contributed to an increase in animal weight compared with control counterparts by 6.21 kg or 4.8% (p<0.05), with a third experimental group by 4.4 kg or by 3.4% (p<0.05). When given Energosil in the dosage of 10 mg/kg, the body weight of gilts from the third experimental group was higher by 1.81 kg or 1.4% (p> 0.05) compared with the control counterparts.

scholarly journals Influence of various levels of valin in the mixed fodder on the carcass composition of quails

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (79) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sychov ◽  
T. Golubeva ◽  
V. Kovalchuk ◽  
Y. Poznyakovskiy
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Carcass Composition ◽  
Feed Additives ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Experimental Scheme ◽  
National University ◽  
Effective Level

The article presents the expediency of using valine in the feeding of growing quails of meat direction of productivity. The studies were conducted in the conditions of research laboratory of feed additives of National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. The experiment was conducted with growing Pharaoh quails. It was selected 500 daily quails. Birds were placed in 20 cages with 25 heads in each. In the formation of analog groups, the body weight of the birds was taken into account. Quails were fed full-fledged mixed fodder, which was balanced by energy and other nutrients. The feed for the quails of the control group contained the natural level of valine, and the experimental groups – additionally L-valine according to the experimental scheme. Observed a relationship between the level of valine in feed and feed conversion (R2 = 0.7359). The most effective level of valine in mixed fodder for quail, which is grown for meat, to obtain a sufficiently large body weight with a low level of feed intake per unit of growth is at 1– 21-day age – 1.68% and at 22– 35-day age – 1.23%.

scholarly journals Effect of dietary stevia-based sweetener on body weight and humoral immune response of broiler chickens

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 913-917
Author(s):  
Ramón Miguel Molina-Barrios ◽  
Cielo Rubí Avilés-Trejo ◽  
María Esthela Puentes-Mercado ◽  
Jesús Raymundo Cedillo-Cobián ◽  
Juan Francisco Hernández-Chavez
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Body Weight Gain ◽  
The Body ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Steviol Glycosides ◽  
Infectious Bronchitis

Background and Aim: Steviol glycosides extracted from the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni have been of much consideration recently because of their beneficial effects on health, raising the possibilities for improving farm animals' health. Although some studies on stevia's dietary effect on body weight gain are available, few studies have been conducted to evaluate stevioside supplementation on immune response in broilers. This experiment aimed to analyze how a stevia-based sweetener can affect broiler chickens' growth performance and humoral response. Materials and Methods: In this experiment, one hundred and twenty 1-day-old Cobb-line broiler chicks fed with commercial starter/grower diets were included in three groups and supplemented with stevia-based sweetener at levels 0, 80, and 160 ppm, respectively. Chickens were weighed on day 0 and every 7 days for the next 6 weeks. Chicks were then immunized on days 10 and 24 with a Newcastle and infectious bronchitis vaccine and blood sampled on days 7, 24, and 35. Serologic assays were performed to detect specific antibody levels. Results: The body weight means and body weight gain on day 42 were found to be significantly higher in birds from the group fed with 80 ppm of stevia-based sweetener than those in the control group and slightly higher than those in the group supplemented with 160 ppm of stevia-based sweetener. Likewise, on day 35, antibodies against the Newcastle disease virus were higher in the treatment groups. Immune response to infectious bronchitis virus vaccination was not statistically different among the three groups through the experiment. Conclusion: Stevia-based sweetener at 80 ppm in commercial-based diets improved body weight gain and immune response in broiler chickens at the market age.

scholarly journals The influence of selenium additives in compound feed on the chemical composition, energy and biological value of ducklings meat

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (94) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
O. I. Sobolev ◽  
S. V. Sliusarenko ◽  
A. O. Sliusarenko ◽  
R. А. Petryshak ◽  
I. P. Golodyuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
The Body ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Biological Value ◽  
The Third ◽  
Economic Experiment ◽  
Positive Effect

According to modern classification of trace elements, which is based on their biological significance for living organisms, selenium is classified as a group of vital or biogenic elements. As a biotic element, it has unique physico-chemical and biochemical properties and, with adequate intake into the body of farm animals and poultry has a positive effect on a number of physiological processes. The discovery of biological properties of selenium became the basis for its use first in the prevention and treatment of many diseases associated with a deficiency of this trace element, and later – as a stimulator of growth and development of young animals, as well as in order to increase egg production, poultry safety, improve the incubation characteristics of eggs and several other productive qualities. Scientists who have studied the effects of selenium on poultry have paid relatively little attention to meat quality. The effect of additives of different selenium doses in compound feed on the chemical composition, energy and biological value of Ukrainian white breed ducklings’ meat was studied in the scientific and economic experiment. Four groups of ducklings with 100 heads in each groups were formed to conduct the scientific and economic experiment. The duration of the experiment was 56 days and corresponded to the period of raising ducklings for meat. The ducklings of the first control group did not receive selenium supplementation. Selenium was additionally introduced into compound feed for poultry of the experimental groups in the following amount, mg/kg: the second group – 0.2; the third – 0.4 and the fourth – 0.6. It was established that the introduction of selenium into compound feed in the studied dose did not significantly affect to the quality of ducklings’ meat, although it had a positive effect on some indicators that characterize its chemical composition, nutritional and biological value. Among the experimental groups, ducklings of the third and fourth groups, which were injected with selenium into compound feed at the rate of 0.4 and 0.6 mg/kg, stood out in terms of meat quality.

scholarly journals Imagem corporal e indicadores antropométricos em adolescentes vivendo com HIV

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63
Author(s):  
Luiz Rodrigo Augustemak de Lima ◽  
Davi Monteiro Teixeira ◽  
Priscila Custódio Martins ◽  
Cilene Rebolho Martins ◽  
Andreia Pelegrini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Muscle Area ◽  
Anthropometric Indicators ◽  
Point Body ◽  
Living With Hiv

The aim of this study was to compare body image and anthropometric indicators among adolescents living with HIV and healthy adolescents (control group). In addition, we verified the associations of anthropometric indicators, infection/treatment, sexual maturity, and sociodemographic characteristics with body image in adolescents living with HIV. One hundred and eleven adolescents aged 10 to 15 years were divided into those living with HIV (n = 57) and a control group (n = 54). Body image was investigated using an eight-point body silhouette scale. Body weight, height, circumferences, and skinfolds were measured. Body image dissatisfaction was found in 54.4% of the adolescents living with HIV, with 38.6% of them wishing to increase their body size. Conversely, body image dissatisfaction was due to the desire to reduce body size in the control group (40.7%). No difference between the HIV and control groups was found for the anthropometric indicators analyzed. Gender (β = -0.52), age (β = 0.18), body weight (β = 0.07), body mass index (β = -0.19), and upper arm muscle area (β = -0.08) explained 42% of the variation in the body image score of adolescents living with HIV. Thinness is the main reason for body image dissatisfaction in adolescents living with HIV. Almost half the body dissatisfaction of adolescents living with HIV was explained by demographic and anthropometric variables. 

scholarly journals Effect of Varying Doses of Estradiol Benzoate on the body weight and blood picture in Turkeys

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-179
Author(s):  
Saad J. Gatie, Bassam A. Al-Shimmary
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Estradiol Benzoate ◽  
Blood Parameters ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Blood Picture ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
The Third ◽  
Control Body ◽  
Rbc Count

A present study was carried out to investigate the effects of Estradiol benzoate 2 (mg/ml) hormone doses on the body weight and blood picture of Turkeys birds through studying the following parameters: body weight, RBC count , total WBC, MCV, MCH, MCHC, and platelet PLT. Forty growing Turkeys (30 days age) weighting between (250-350)gm were randomly divided into four groups (ten each group) treated as follows: Turkeys in the first group were injected with single dose of Estradiol benzoate (1 mg) on the first day of experiment (30 day post hatching) subcutaneously in the neck and termed as G1 group, the Turkeys in the 2nd group (G2) were injected Estradiol benzoate (2 mg) on the first day of experiment subcutaneously in the neck while the Turkeys in the third group (G3) were injected Estradiol benzoate (0.3 ml) at the first day of experiment subcutaneously in the neck the fourth group (G4) served as control, body weight was determined on (0, 15 and 30) days of experiment and blood samples were collected on 15th and 30th day of the experiment from groups to evaluate the blood parameters. Results revealed a significant increase (P<0.05) in body weight of G1, G2 and G3 in a comparison with control group at (15 and 30) days of experiment. Furthermore, in comparison among treated groups G2 and G3 also showed a significant increase (P<0.05) in the body weight as compared with G1 group during periods. Moreover, data revealed that all treated groups showed non-significant differences in blood parameters experiment as compared with control group.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the use of feed additives of humic nature by indices of leukocytes in rats after combined stress

2019 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
L. Diachenko ◽  
L. Stepchenko
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Vitamin E ◽  
Feed Additives ◽  
The Body ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Feed Additive ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Combined Stress ◽  
Active Forms Of Oxygen ◽  
Functional Changes

In response to the action of stress factors of different genesis in a living organism, a cascade of adaptive responses, which can neutralize functional disorders of homeostasis, is triggered. Combining the effects of various stress factors can cause excessive formation and accumulation of active forms of oxygen, which entails a number of pathological conditions that create the preconditions for the development of a large number of diseases. One of the indicators of the development of adaptation and the integral indicator of the body's state is the blood system, especially the leukocytic formula, whose redistribution makes it possible to analyze the nature of the effect and estimate the intensity of adaptive processes in the body due to functions that perform different forms of leukocytes. Leukocyte indices in which the parameters of the leukocyte formula were used, allow assessment of the degree of endogenous intoxication, the development of resistance and the character of cellular immunity for the influence of stress factors on the organism of animals and humans.The article considers the possibility of evaluating the preventive effect of natural antioxidants of humic nature on indices of leukocytes on the organism of rats after the influence of combined water-immobilization stress (WICS). for this, the animals were divided into five groups of 6 animals: 1- group of intact animals (control); 2-5 – experimental groups. Animals of all experimental groups were additionally received orally, individually with the help of a probe for 18 days, water, feed additives "Humilid" (at 5 mg / kg of body weight per active ingredient), "Eco-Impulse Animal" (at a rate of 2.5 mg / kg body weight) and vitamin E (at a rate of 50 mg / kg body weight). In animals, 2, 3, 4 and 5 groups simulated stress. It has been established that the effects of water-immobilization combined stress on blood of rats lead to the growth of cells of the leukocyte series, mainly due to the increase of eosinophils and rod-neutron neutrophils. The use of natural antioxidant, a feed additive "Humilid" in the pre-season period causes a decrease in the number of leukocytes by 41% compared to values in animals that received purified water during this period and did not differ from those in intact animals. The change in leukocyte indexes indicates functional changes in the body and the presence of a neutrophilic shear on the background of WICS in rats. Also, the effect of WICS leads to the release of the younger forms of neutrophils in the bloodstream, an increase in both the percentage of eosinophils and the quantitative. For preventive use of feed additives of humic nature, "Humilid" and "Eco-Impulse Animal" and vitamin E, the studied parameters are close to the values of the control group.

scholarly journals Hematologic indices of the young rabbits with the preparation of the prebiotic preparation

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (84) ◽  
Author(s):  
O. B. Tsyganchuk
Keyword(s):  
Biochemical Parameters ◽  
Feed Additives ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Intercellular Spaces ◽  
Biochemical Processes ◽  
The Third ◽  
Economic Experience ◽  
Main Period ◽  
Effect Of Feeding

Blood is a liquid tissue that carries in the body the transport of chemicals, thanks to which the integration of biochemical processes takes place that take place in various cells and intercellular spaces, into a single system. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of feeding various doses of  Prebiolact-Kr on the morphological and biochemical parameters of the blood of repairing young rabbits. One of the new feed additives with prebiotic action is Prebiolakt-Kr, which was created by employees of the scientific and biotechnological enterprise «BTU Center» in Ladyzhin, Vinnytsia region. Studies were carried out on four groups of young rabbits, selected for the principle of analogs of 25 heads in each. The material for the scientific and economic experience was the rabbit of the modern meat hybrid hyplus. The comparative period lasted for seven days. The duration of the main period of the experiment is 126 days. The animals of the second group received Prebiolact-Kr in the amount of 1.5 g for the full-scale granulated mixed fodder, the third for 2.0 grams and the fourth for 2.5 grams per head per day. Blood for research was selected for serological plugs by puncturing the terminal ear vein with an injection needle. When taking blood, the rules of asepsis and antiseptics were observed. The picture of the state of blood is a symptomatic reflection of changes in the intensity of all metabolic processes that occur in the body of animals under the influence of certain food factors. As studies have shown, the number of uniform elements is within the limits of the norm, at the level of the control group. However, those deviations that were observed in the experiment were unbelievable. The positive result is that the administration of the drug did not affect the content of macro- and microelements in the blood, so it can be concluded that the administration of Prebiolact-Kr in the diet of experimental animals did not cause changes in the morphological and biochemical parameters of the blood.

Effect of adding Eruca Sativa Seeds and Vit.E.on the diet of mal Awassi lambs on same production traits

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-61
Author(s):  
Manhal Habib Salman Al-Fityin
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Fiber Length ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Production Traits ◽  
Eruca Sativa ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
The Third ◽  
Group A ◽  
Ram Lambs ◽  
Awassi Lambs

The aim of this study was to find out the effect of adding Eruca Sativa seed in concentrate diet alone orwith Vit.E administration on productivity of male Awassi lambs.This study was conducted onVeterinary College,Baghdad University.Fifteen Awassi ram lambs at age of 5-6 months ,were dividedequally in to three groups accordingly and treated as followed :The frist group A(G)was fed onconcentrate diet containing Eruca Sativa seeds (5%)at a rate of 400g/day /haed,The second groupB(G+E) was fed on the same ration mentioned above with Vit.E with a dose of 400mg/head was givenorally bimonthly ,The animals in the third group C (control)were fed on a concentrate diet free ofEruca Sativa at a rate of 400g/day.All animals offered 0.5kg alfalfa/day/head and freely grazing for 3-6h daily. The results revealed the followings:Body weight was increased in all animal progressively.Animals in group (G)and (G+E)were significantly (p<0.05) or mathematically increased comparedwith the control groups especially in late perieds.The absolute gains of the first and second groups weresignificantly (p<0.05) higher than the control group .Body skeletal measurements of all animalsincreased progressively .The first and second groups showed better values as compared with the controlgroup.Testes measurements progressively increased with age for all animals .Testes circumferencesrecorded significantly (p<0.05) hiyher in group G and G+E at the end period of the experimentcompared with the control group.By using Eruca Sativa seeds caused an improvement in wool yieldand its traits viz.;greasy and clean wool,staple length and fiber length and diameter.However,thesecond group recorded better values in some productivity traits such as body weight and woolproduction compared with the first group.There fore ,it was concluded that adding Eruca Sativa seeds in concentrate diet caused an improvementin productivity traits. Vit.E.administration with Eruca Sativa seeds caused more improvement in someproductive traits.

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