Effects of Oregano Essential Oil (Origanum onites L.) Supplementation on Growth and Biochemical Metabolites in Merino Lambs

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 2, 198 - 203, 30.06.2023

Deniz Karakcı , İsmail Çetin , Ece Çetin

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1275579

Öz

After the prohibition of antibiotic usage to improve performance, the breeders have guided to natural resources for this purpose. Essential oils have many beneficial effects and they are ideal to use as a growth promoter feed additive in livestock. In our study for this reason, we used oregano essential oil (Origanum onites L.) in the treatment groups. Thirty Merino lambs (aged of 2.5 month and weighted average 30±0.1 kg) were housed in 45-day to determine the effects of oregano oil on the growth and biochemical metabolites. The main ration includes consisting of concentrate and alfalfa hay. In the control group oregano essential oil was not added. The second group (ORG 250) was supplemented with 250 mg/d oregano essential oil, third group (ORG 500) also were supplemented with 500 mg/d. Bloods were taken from 8 animals for each group in the initial and end of the study. Samples were collected into anticoagulant tubes and plasma were allocated into microtubes and stored until the analysis day. There were statistically differences in growth hormone (GH), total protein, triglyceride, AST concentrations in ORG 500 group at 45th day (p<0.05). However IGF-1, BHBA, albumin, cholesterol ALT, Ca, P levels had no statistically differences. It was defined that the increases in growth hormone, IGF-1 and some biochemical metabolites had positive effects on performance of oregano essential oil at a dose of 500 mg/day in small ruminants. It was concluded that the data that determined in this study will be beneficial for further researches.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Biochemical metabolites, growth hormone, lamb, oregano, supplementation

Merinos Kuzularında Kekik Esansiyel Yağı (Origanum onites L.) Takviyesinin Büyüme ve Biyokimyasal Metabolitler Üzerine Etkileri

Öz

Performansı artırmak için antibiyotik kullanımının yasaklanmasından sonra yetiştiriciler, bu amaçla doğal kaynaklara yönelmişlerdir. Esansiyel yağların pek çok yararlı etkiye sahiptir ve çiftlik hayvanlarında büyümeyi hızlandırıcı yem katkı maddesi olarak kullanımı idealdir. Bu nedenle, çalışmamızda deneme gruplarında kekik esansiyel yağı (Origanum onites L.) kullandık. Otuz Merinos kuzusu (2.5 aylık ve ortalama ağırlıkları 30±0.1kg), kekik yağının büyüme ve biyokimyasal metabolitler üzerindeki etkilerini belirlemek için 45 günlük süreyle bakıldı. Ana rasyon konsantre ve yonca samanından içermektedir. Kontrol grubuna kekik esansiyel yağı ilave edilmedi. İkinci gruba (ORG 250) 250 mg/gün, üçüncü gruba (ORG 500) 500 mg/gün kekik esansiyel yağı ilave edildi. Çalışmanın başında ve sonunda her grup için 8 hayvandan kan alındı. Numuneler antikoagülan tüplere alındı, plazma mikrotüplere ayrıldı ve analiz gününe kadar saklandı. ORG 500 grubunda 45. günde büyüme hormonu (GH), total protein, trigliserid, AST konsantrasyonlarında istatistiksel olarak farklılık vardı (p<0.05). Ancak IGF-1, BHBA, albümin, kolesterol ALT, Ca, P düzeylerinde istatistiksel olarak fark bulunamadı. Küçükbaş hayvanlarda 500 mg/gün dozunda kekik esansiyel yağının büyüme hormonu, IGF-1 ve bazı biyokimyasal metabolitlerdeki artışları performans üzerinde olumlu etkilere sahip olduğu belirlendi. Bu çalışmada belirlenen verilerin daha sonraki araştırmalar için faydalı olacağı sonucuna varılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

biyokimyasal metabolitler, büyüme hormonu, ekleme, kekik, kuzu

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