Effect of adding Eruca Sativa Seeds and Vit.E.on the diet of mal Awassi lambs on same production traits Manhal Habib Salman Al-Fityin ;Mudhaffer Nafic ALSaig

Abstract

The aim of this study was to find out the effect of adding Eruca Sativa seed in concentrate diet alone or
with Vit.E administration on productivity of male Awassi lambs.This study was conducted on
Veterinary College,Baghdad University.Fifteen Awassi ram lambs at age of 5-6 months ,were divided
equally in to three groups accordingly and treated as followed :The frist group A(G)was fed on
concentrate diet containing Eruca Sativa seeds (5%)at a rate of 400g/day /haed,The second group
B(G+E) was fed on the same ration mentioned above with Vit.E with a dose of 400mg/head was given
orally bimonthly ,The animals in the third group C (control)were fed on a concentrate diet free of
Eruca Sativa at a rate of 400g/day.All animals offered 0.5kg alfalfa/day/head and freely grazing for 3-6
h daily. The results revealed the followings:Body weight was increased in all animal progressively.
Animals in group (G)and (G+E)were significantly (p<0.05) or mathematically increased compared
with the control groups especially in late perieds.The absolute gains of the first and second groups were
significantly (p<0.05) higher than the control group .Body skeletal measurements of all animals
increased progressively .The first and second groups showed better values as compared with the control
group.Testes measurements progressively increased with age for all animals .Testes circumferences
recorded significantly (p<0.05) hiyher in group G and G+E at the end period of the experiment
compared with the control group.By using Eruca Sativa seeds caused an improvement in wool yield
and its traits viz.;greasy and clean wool,staple length and fiber length and diameter.However,the
second group recorded better values in some productivity traits such as body weight and wool
production compared with the first group.
There fore ,it was concluded that adding Eruca Sativa seeds in concentrate diet caused an improvement
in productivity traits. Vit.E.administration with Eruca Sativa seeds caused more improvement in some
productive traits.