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Abstract
The present study was aimed to evaluate the effect of garlic, ginger, turmeric and a mixture of garlic, ginger, turmeric (1:2:2 respectively) on rumen physical, cellular, biochemical constituents and blood cellular and biochemical constituents in apparently healthy Egyptian sheep. The study carried out on 27 clinically healthy sheep, belonging to Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University. Their ages ranged from 1.5-2.5 years, and their body weights ranged from 30 - 45kg (mean weight 35.9 kg). Sheep were divided during the period of 26/11/2016 to 4/2/2017 into groups: The first group included five Ewes considered as control group, fed on traditional offered ration, the second (experimental group): divided as follows: First experimental group: five ewes were given garlic powder (500mg/kg body weight orally) before feeding for 5 days. Second experimental group: five ewes were given ginger powder (500mg /kg body weight orally) before feeding for 5 days. Third experimental group: five ewes were given turmeric powder (500mg /kg body weight orally) before feeding for 5 days. Fourth experimental group: seven ewes were given a mixture of garlic, ginger and turmeric (1:2:2 respectively) as 500mg /kg body weight orally before feeding for 5 days.
Results showed that garlic made significant changes in fermentation pattern in rumen and blood serum constituents among hours of sampling, while by days it caused marked increased in rumen and serum calcium, serum total protein and albumen, and BUN; with decreases in rumen ammonia N2 concentration and stabilized the rumen pH near to 7. On other hand maintained rumen protozoal activity, total protozoa count (TPC), TVFAs, rumen and serum inorganic phosphorus, createnine, GGT and CBCs within the normal range.
Ginger made significant changes in fermentation patter in rumen and blood serum constituents among hours, while by days it caused marked increases in rumen calcium, serum total protein and TVFAs. On other hand maintained rumen protozoal activity, TPC, pH, rumen ammonia N2 concentration, serum calcium and inorganic phosphorus, BUN, createnine, GGT and CBCs within the normal range.
Turmeric made significant changes in fermentation pattern in rumen and blood serum constituents among hours of sampling, while by days it caused marked increased in rumen and serum calcium and rumen inorganic phosphorus; with decreases in serum albumin. On other hand stabilized the rumen pH near to 7, and maintained rumen protozoal activity, TPC, TVFAs, ammonia N2, total protein, globulin, BUN, serum createnine and GGT within the normal range.
Results generally showed that mixture of garlic, ginger and turmeric as 1:2:2 made significant changes in fermentation pattern in rumen and blood serum constituents among hours of sampling, while by days it caused increased in rumen calcium and BUN.
Regarding to fermentation pattern on hours and days, changes occurred in both rumen and blood serum constituents give a recommendation for using last mentioned herbals supplementation as 500mg /kg body weight orally for 3-5days in treatment of indigestion and maintenance of normal rumen function. Further investigation should be applied on diseased cases to confirm the effect of them in such cases.