@article{article_367302, title={Effect of Peppermint Supplementation to Diet on Rumen Protozoal Numbers and Some Ruminal Parameters in Sheep}, journal={Kocatepe Veterinary Journal}, volume={10}, pages={300–307}, year={2017}, author={Durmuş, İbrahim and Ulutaş, Elmas and Acaröz-arslan, Damla and İnce, Sinan and Küçükkurt, İsmail and Salim, Mehmet Naci and Eryavuz, Abdullah}, keywords={Peppermint,rumen protozoa,oxident-antioxident balance,sheep}, abstract={<div style="text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size: 0.9em;">This study was carried out to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation of peppermint on rumen protozoal numbers and some ruminal and hematological parameters in sheep. Eighteen sheep in a completely randomized desing were allocated to three treatments contained 6 sheep per group. During the experimental period (30 days), the sheep were fed to diets containing no peppermint, 2.5 % peppermint and 5% peppermint for groups of Control, 2.5%Peppermint and 5%Peppermint respectively. The rumen protozoal numbers, ruminal pH, rumen ammonia concentration, hematological parameters, plasma urea and glucose, malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH) concentrations, enzyme activities of superoxide dysmutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in ruminal and blood samples taken from sheep at the end of experiment were determined. Statistical significant differences were found in protozoal numbers, ruminal pH and rumen ammonia concentrations between three groups. Hematological parameters, concentrations of plasma urea, glucose, MDA and GSH, erythrocyte enzyme activities of SOD and CAT were not influenced by addition of peppermint to the diet. The results showed that addition of peppermint at a concentration of 5% to diet of sheep decreases ruminal protozoal numbers without affected hematological parameters and oxident-antioxident balance in the blood. </span> <br> </div>}, number={4}, publisher={Afyon Kocatepe University}