Publications by authors named "Adel E M Mahmoud"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effects of using aromatic and medicinal plant remnants (mint, fennel, basil, anise) in place of 50% of alfalfa hay in the diets of New Zealand white rabbits, incorporating probiotics as well.
- A total of 108 rabbits were divided into nine groups over an eight-week period, and various blood hematological and biochemical parameters were analyzed to assess the impact of these dietary changes.
- Results indicated that different plant remnants and probiotics influenced various blood characteristics, with basil + probiotics showing the highest RBC and lymphocyte levels, while anise + probiotics had the highest hemoglobin and creatinine levels.
Background And Objective: Medicinal herbs and aromatic plants could be used to manipulate rumen fermentation. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of adding herbal and aromatic plants at 1, 3, 5, 7% of total ratio DM supplementation of the incubation media of an in vitro rumen model.
Material And Methods: About 400±4 mg of feed sample (roughage and concentrate ratio of 45:55%) with each level, weighted into 125 mL glass bottles (6 bottles for each treatment), rumen fluid injected into these bottles and incubated at 39°C, after 24 h incubation digestibility of dry matter (IVDMD) and organic matter digestibility (IVOMD), total gas production (TG) and metabolic energy (ME) were studied.