The Use of Crushed Caraway (Carum carvi) and Black Seed (Nigella sativa) Additives on Growth Performance, Antioxidant Status, Serum Components and Physiological Responses of Sanjabi Lambs

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of caraway and black seed supplementation on the physiological responses, antioxidant, serum, and hematological parameters of Sanjabi lambs. 18 Sanjabi male lambs were randomly assigned to three dietary treatments: (i) basal diet (control); (ii) basal diet with added 30 grams black seed/kg dry matter (DM); and (iii) with added 30 grams caraway/kg DM. The lambs fed caraway diet had higher final body weight than that of the control (P<0.05). Lambs fed black seed diet had lower alanine aminotransferase and cholesterol concentrations than those of the controls (P<0.05). Lambs fed caraway diet had lower blood malondialdehyde compared with the control (P<0.05). In conclu-sion, caraway and black seed supplements could improve growth performance and antioxidant parameters in fattening lambs.