Abstract:
This study was conducted in the Al-Rasheida station, Mosul, public
agricultural research to estimate the effect of adding the Nigella sativa seeds and
Fenugreek seeds individually or jointly in the ration on the production of milk,
its chemical composition , growth of lambs, and some blood parameters on
ewes, in the last period of pregnancy, fifteen days before birth, was chosen 32
pregnant ewes comparable ages (3-4 years) and weights (48.45 ±1.58 kg),
animals were distributed to four groups and fed on four rations equal in crude
protein and energy, but they differ in the proportion of seed used, first ration
(control) the second ration (Nigella sativa seeds ) the third ration (fenugreek
seeds) and the fourth ration (Nigella sativa seeds + fenugreek seeds) to end of
lactation season and very dry ewes. The results indicated high significant (P ≤
0.05) in the production of milk and protein, and lambs weights in third ration
(Fenugreek seeds) and fourth (fenugreek seeds + Nigella Sativa seeds) while
outperformed ration second ( Nigella Sativa seeds) significantly in milk fat, also
did not notice the presence of significant differences of the impact of the
medicinal plants of red blood cells , white , hemoglobin concentration packed
cell volume percentage.