Abstract
The current study was presented to conclude the influence of different ratio of pomegranate peel powder (PP) in feed of Karadi male lambs, they divided to 4 groups (0% as a control, 1% treatment 1, 2% treatment 2 and 4% as treatment 3), on scrotal circumference (SC), scrotum height (SH), body weight (BW) and blood serum testosterone concentration (T). In this study, sixteen (16) of Karadi male lambs used with 24.30 ± 0.40 kg weight and with 4-5 months old, all lambs have been randomly divided equally into four (4) groups and individually penned in a box for during 63 days. Results in our study showed that SC was significantly different and recorded higher 17.875±0.54 cm in group that fed on 1% PP, also SH recorded higher and significant different in group fed on 1% PP compared with other groups 10.000±0.32 cm. Average blood serum testosterone reduces in all groups compared to control group that fed on 0% of PP (11.418±0.15 n.mol/L). Final body weight in our study had significantly different (P < 0.05) between groups, 1% PP recorded higher weight (34.9 ± 0.58) kg. Each average daily gain, total body gain and initial body weight had not significant different in all groups. Correlation coefficient between SC, SH, blood serum testosterone concentration and final BW computed and ranged between (-0.397 to + 0.914).
Highlights
Punica granatum L. (Pomegranate) defined as a family of Punicaceae has been cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions, three portions of Pomegranate had separated into: 3% seeds, 30% juice and 67% total weight are the remaining of the peels and flash
There is another study by Shabtay et al [10] showed that dietary were contained peel powder (PP) as a supplementation stimulating the increase in feed intake, with favorable tendency that lead to rise in body weight gain in male calves
Showed that the numerically increased the final body weight in lambs fed on 1% PP toward 2% PP, it appears that lambs had a better response to adding of 1%PP
Summary
Punica granatum L. (Pomegranate) defined as a family of Punicaceae has been cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions, three portions of Pomegranate had separated into: 3% seeds, 30% juice and 67% total weight are the remaining of the peels and flash. Punica granatum indicates fertility and health, and has been assumed to improve sexual effort. Turk et al [7] reported that juice of pomegranate intake, increases level of testosterone and sperm quality in animals. Zeweil et al [8] recorded in male rabbits that, PP increased volume of semen, plasma fructose of semen, improved motility of sperm, total sperm production and decrease percentage of dead sperm significantly with feed that containing 1.5%, 3% and 4.5% of PP compared to control group. There is another study by Shabtay et al [10] showed that dietary were contained PP as a supplementation stimulating the increase in feed intake, with favorable tendency that lead to rise in body weight gain in male calves
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