EFFECT OF CURCUMIN SUPPLEMENTATION ON PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE AND BLOOD METABOLITE PARAMETERS OF SHEEP

Abstract

The objective of the study was to evaluate the impact of curcumin supplementation on animal performance and health. Fifteen local dairy sheep assigned randomly into three equal groups: control (C) without supplement, T1 (50 mg curcumin /head/day), and T2 (100 mg curcumin /head/day). The results were demonstrated that ewe’s milk in curcumin group treatments on day 20 and 40 had significantly lower content of milk fat and higher in protein compared to control group. In both T1 and T2, a marginal drop in the total amount of protein in the serum was observed. It appears that triglycerides was significantly decreased in T2 on day 20 and 40 compared to the other groups. It seems that lymphocytes in curcumin treatment groups were reduced on day 20 and 40. Also, it was noticed the inclusion of curcumin in the diet of dairy sheep has the potential to enhance animal health and production due to its anti-inflammatory properties.

Keywords

• feed supplement
• local sheep
• milk composition
• blood hematology
• anti-inflammatory effects