EFFECT OF ADDING GINGER ROOTS POWDER TO THE RATIONS OF AWASSI LAMBS IN SOME PRODUCTIVE AND PHYSILOGICAL PARAMETERS UNDER LOCAL CONDITION OF NINEVEH PROVINCE

• Main Authors: Q. ShamsAl-dain, E.A. Jarjeis, H.A. Sulman, M.H.A. Shailai, Y.I. Hamad
• Format: Article
• Language: Arabic
• Published: College of Agriculture 2018-09-01
• Series: Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
• Online Access: https://magrj.mosuljournals.com/article_161479_db554b158531e94db2534a934f580af8.pdf
• ISSN: 1815-316X; 2224-9796

Twenty four(12 male and 12 female) Awassi  lambs aged (3.5-4 months) with average weights 22.75±0.34 Kg. ,were assigned  into three main groups (8 lambs / group),each main group was divided into two sub groups(4 male or 4female/group) according to their live body weight.All groups of animals were fed on iso-nitrogen and iso-caloric diets, the 1st group was fed on ration without ground Ginger(control ration),while 2nd and 3rd  group were fed on standard  ration contained  either 15 or 30 g.ground ginger/Kg.dry matter, respectively, for four months. Results indicat-ed that  average daily gain, total gain, final weight, different  body dimensions, red and white cell count, hemoglobin , packed cell volume, lymphocyte and netrophil cell  percentages, total protein, globulin AST and ALP were increased significantly (P≤0.05), while the percentage of acidophil and netrophils cells, glucose and ALT were decreased significantly (P≤0.05) in blood lambs fed 2nd and 3rd treatment that contained 15 and 30g.ground ginger roots /Kg.dry matter, respectively as compared to those fed 1st treatment (control ration).Also lamb sex  and  age  had significantly (P≤0.05) effect  some studied parameters. It was concluded that adding of ground ginger roots had improved some productive and physiological parameters.