Impact of Diet Supplementation with Fenugreek Seeds on Digestibility and Some Rumen and Blood Parameters in Lambs

Hoger Hidayet; Kamal Mustafa

doi:10.29133/yyutbd.1621030

Impact of Diet Supplementation with Fenugreek Seeds on Digestibility and Some Rumen and Blood Parameters in Lambs

Abstract

This study was designed in two parts to assess the impact of fenugreek seeds (FS) supplementation on lambs' nutrient digestibility and some parameters of rumen and blood. Four lambs were used during the first part of the study by Latin square design, and the lambs were individually fed a concentrate on the level of 3% of live body weight. The first referred to as control (C) had no FS; the second, third, and fourth groups (T1, T2, and T3) were treated by FS at rates of 5,10, and 15%, successively. Each lamb gradually received feed through a preliminary interval for 10 days and subsequent 5 days for sampling, and then every lamb was switched to another treated diet. In the second part of the experiment, in Sacco degradability of the rations and FS was measured by incubating samples in the rumen of two cannulated ram lambs for 1, 2, 4, and 6 hours. The findings show that adding FS did not change the ruminal pH, ammonia-nitrogen concentration (NH3-N), or nutrient digestibility coefficients. Serum glucose (Glu) levels were significantly (P<0.05) reduced by fenugreek seeds, while other blood biochemicals were unaffected. After the feed samples were incubated in the rumen for one hour, there was a notable interaction between time and FS level that increased the Sacco degradability of the FS-treated diets. Six hours post-incubation in the rumen, supplementing FS to the lambs' feed at up to 10% showed a significant elevation in the Sacco DM degradability. In light of the current results, it is concluded that supplementing fenugreek seeds to the lamb’s ration has not influenced nutrient digestibility and ruminal fermentation.

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Supporting Institution

University of DUHOK

Project Number

2

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the University of Duhok Ethics Committee vide number AEC28072023.

Thanks

The quality of this work has been enhanced by the authors from the Department of Animal Production at College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Department of Pathology and Microbiology at College of Veterinary Medicine, Duhok University.

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English

Subjects

Animal Nutrition

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Hoger Hidayet ^*
0000-0002-9964-031X
Iraq

Kamal Mustafa ^*
0000-0001-5034-896X
Iraq

Early Pub Date

September 30, 2025

Publication Date

September 30, 2025

Submission Date

January 15, 2025

Acceptance Date

April 21, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 35 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.29133/yyutbd.1621030

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https://izlik.org/JA59MA69ZD

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Hidayet, H., & Mustafa, K. (2025). Impact of Diet Supplementation with Fenugreek Seeds on Digestibility and Some Rumen and Blood Parameters in Lambs. Yuzuncu Yıl University Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 35(3), 381-391. https://doi.org/10.29133/yyutbd.1621030