The effect of using Ginger (Zingiber officinale) or parsley seeds (petroselinum sativum) on some of physiologically traits of black Mudhaffar N.R.Al-Saigh and Mohammed M. Dakheel

Abstract

The study was aimed to know the effect of adding 3% of grind zingiber officinale or 8% of
petroselinum sativum seeds in the concentrate diet (400g/head/ daily) of the Black Iraqi Does (19
does) in some physiological traits. Nineteen healthy weak-medium does were divided into three
groups, the first group of 6 does fed concentrate diet containing zingiber, while in the second
group (6) does were fed on a diet containing 8% grind petroselinum sativum seeds, however, the
other does kept as control group and fed the concentrate diet free of the herbal medical additives
during mid December 2009 up to end of May 2010. The results revealed that group, The first and
second groups were highly significant (p>0.05) in their Hb and PCV during the late months of
the study, also both feed additives caused significant (p>0.05) increase in WBCs, lymphocyte and
monocytes ratio, while they caused significant decrease in neutrophils compared with the control
group. The total serum protein and albumin of Animals of both groups fed herbal medicine were
highly significant (p>0.05) in comparing with the control group. While the globulin level was not
affected, also blood sugar of both groups fed zingiber or petroselinum seeds showed significant
(p> 0.05) lower levels during the late months of the study.