1Department of Animal Production, Faculty of
Agricultural Sciences, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq;
2College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sulaimani,
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
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This study aimed to
evaluate the effects of supplementing a basal diet with different levels
of dietary pomegranate peels on some blood profile in Karadi lambs.
Sixteen individual Karadi male lambs were used having age ranged between
4.5-5 months and average weight
23.29±0.42 kg. These lambs were divided into 4 groups. Basal
diet was mixed with different levels of pomegranate peels powder at the
rate of 0, 1, 2, 4% for 63 day. Diet was introduced ad libitum at
3% of live body weights twice a daily. At the end of the feeding period,
biochemical analysis lipid profile (Total cholesterol, High-density
lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), Very low-density
lipoprotein (VLDL), triglyceride and LDL/HDL ratio), total protein,
serum albumin, serum globulin, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine and
minerals (sodium, potassium, calcium, chloride, magnesium, Phosphorus,
Iron and copper) were measured. The results indicated that
supplementation of pomegranate peel in diet at the level of 1, 2 and 4%
had a significant effect on LDL, ratio of LDL and HDL, albumin,
creatinine, chloride, iron and copper in lambs.
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