Yaseen AL Mohsen (1)* and Abdulnaser AL Omar (2)
(1). Animal department, faculty of veterinary medicine, University of Hama, Syria.
(2) . Hama Research Center, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR) Damascus, Syria.
(*Corresponding Author: Dr. Yasen AL Mohsen, E.mail: yaseen.m@hama-univ.edu.sy).
Received 27 /03 / 2022 Accepted: 24/05/2023
Abstract:
The study was conducted on (15) heads of Awassi sheep located in the Agricultural Scientific Research Center in Hama, their age was 4 years and their weight average was 66 kg. It was distributed into three groups (the first group without adding fenugreek seeds to its diet, the second group added fenugreek seeds at a rate of 3%, and the third group added fenugreek at a rate of 6%) in order to evaluate the health status of the liver. Blood samples were taken from the jugular vein of the experimental sheep after adding fenugreek (15 days, one month, and two months) to conduct an analysis of the activity of (ALT, AST, and ALP) enzymes, as well as an analysis of (Glucose, total proteins, albumin, and globulin concentration calculation). The results showed a significant decrease (P≤0.05) in glucose concentration after one month and two months in sheep of the second group, and after two weeks (P≤0.05), one month (P≤0.01) and two months (P≤0.001) in the third group, and the concentration of total proteins increased after two weeks (P ≤0.05), and after two months ((P≤0.01) in the second group, and after two weeks (P≤0.05) and one month and two months (P≤0.01) in the sheep of the third group. As for albumin, its concentration increased significantly (P≤0.05) after two months in the first group. , and after two weeks and one month (P≤0.05) and after two months (P≤0.01) in the third group, The globulin concentration showed a significant increase after two months (P≤0.01) in the second group, and after one and two months (P≤0.01) in the third group, and the values of its ALP activity in the second groups decreased significantly (P≤0.001) after one and two months, and significantly (P ≤0.001) after one month and after two months (P≤0.0001) in the sheep of the third group, as well as the values of ALT activity decreased in the second group and the third group after two months (P≤0.001), which will result through this study to a decrease in glucose concentration and a decrease in the activity values of ALP enzymes And AST and ALT after the addition of fenugreek by 3 and 6% and the increase in the concentration of total proteins, albumin and globulin, which indicates a decrease in catabolic processes and the good health and immune status of hepatocytes in the experimental sheep when adding fenugreek to the feed mixture by 6%.
Key words: Awassi sheep, milk production, regression coefficient.
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