Effect of feeding complete diets containing spent cumin (Cuminum cyminum) seeds on serum biochemical parameters of Malabari kids

Abstract

A feeding trial of three months was conducted in goat kids to study the effect of feeding complete diets containing spent cumin (Cuminum cyminum) seeds on haematological and serum biochemical parameters. Eighteen weaned Malabari kids of three to four months of age were selected from University Goat and Sheep Farm and randomly allotted to three dietary treatments. T1 (Control)- Complete feed containing 16 per cent CP and 60 per cent TDN, T2- Complete feed incorporating 10 per cent spent cumin seeds and T3 – Complete feed incorporating 20 per cent spent cumin seeds. All the dietary treatments were isocaloric and isonitrogenous and the kids were fed as per ICAR standards (ICAR, 2013). The haematological and serum biochemical parameters like haemoglobin, serum total protein, calcium, phosphorus, albumin, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine were analysed at the end of feeding trial and the values were similar between the treatment groups. But the AST concentration was significantly higher in T3 compared to T1 and T2; however, the values were within the normal range reported for species. Therefore, it could be concluded that spent cumin seeds can be included in complete feed ration without having any adverse effects on serum biochemical parameters of Malabari kids at 10 or 20 per cent level.