Effects of dietary black cumin ( L.) meal on performance, blood metabolites, and digestibility in a rice straw-based diet of fattening Garut lambs.

Background And Aim: During black cumin oil production, black cumin meal (BCM) is produced as a by-product. This study investigated the potential use of BCM to partly replace concentrate in a rice straw-based diet of fattening Garut lambs.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-eight heads of male Garut lambs aged approximately10 months with an average initial body weight of 20.