IRAQ JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

A total of 5464 milk yield records of 2704 Holstein cows at Al-Nasser station of the United Company for Animal Resources in Al-Soueira (50 km south of Baghdad) were used to derive factors to adjust total milk yield (TMY), daily milk yield (DMY) and lactation period (LP) for some fixed effects including parity, year and month of calving as well as, genetic parameters of the studied traits were estimated. The General Linear Model (GLM) within the SAS program was used to estimate the effects of fixed factors, and Restricted Maximum Likelihood method (REML) used to evaluate variance components of random effects. Overall means of TMY, DMY and LP were 3849.6 ± 24.55 Kg, 14.35 ± 0.06 Kg and 315.98 ± 0.99 day. respectively. The effect of parity, year and month of calving on all studied traits were significant (P<0.01). Age at first calving affect TMY significantly (P < 0.01), an,d regression of TMY on Age at first calving was -25.44 Kg/month, whereas, its effect on DMY and LP lacked significance. The regression of TMY on LP was 8.24 Kg/day (P< 0.01), The heritability of TMY, DMY and LP were 0.15, 0.20 and 0.27, respectively. All Genetic correlations sigificant (P<0.01) and positive between all traits, The links genetic significantly (p <0.01) and positive among all traits reaching 0.26 and 0.20 and 0.58 between the production of total milk and all of the production of milk daily and lactation length and the production of milk daily and lactation length, respectively, while the estimate of the correlation coefficient phenotypic between milk production and all of the total daily production of milk and lactation length is positive and significantly (p <0.01) and amounted to 0.54 and 0.39 respectively, while the value of daily milk production and lactation length was (0.03) and non-significant.

To investigate the effect of using feed additive on some some hematological and biochemical traits of sharabi calves,this study was conducted on Al-Rasheida station farms,Mosul by using 16 sharabi local calves of about 140-165 kg.live body weight and 8-10 months old were divided into 4 groups according to their live body weight.The first group were fed on control ration containing 15.8% crude protein and 2.8Mcal/kg., while the second ,the third and the fourth were fed on same control ration but supplemented with 200g.of Biolaczym,or 200g. of Sorbotiol or 25 g.of stymulan /100kg. for the 2nd and 3rd and 4th rations, and fed for 16 weeks.Two blood samples were taken from jugular vein from each animal during experiment period The results indicated that adding feed additives stymulan to fourth ration has significantly (p<0.05) increased some hematological parameters (hemoglobin , red & white blood cell count, packed cell volume , lymphocyte cell percentages total protein and globulin, while cholesterol , triglycerides and urea were decreased significantly (p<0.05) as compared with other rations.. Also hemoglobin, red & white blood cell count, packed cell volume , lymphocyte cell percentage , total protein, globulin and urea were increased significantly (p<0.05) ,while the percentages of acidophile and netrophile, cholesterol and triglycerides were decreased significantly (p<0.05) as animal get older. Concentrations of AST, ALT,ALP , calcium, phosphorus ,sodium, chlorine, potassium and magnesium were not effect it by feed additive and animal age.

ABSTRACT
This study was conducted on Al-Rasheida station farms,Mosul,from 17/10/2012 to 17/2/2013, by using 12 sharabi local calves of about 135-160 kg.live body weight and 8-10 months old to invest-igate the effect of substituting soybean meal by sesame seed meal at 18 and 23% .Animals were divided into 3 groups according to their live body weight. All groups of calves were fed iso-nitrogen (15.5%CP) and iso-caloric (28 Mcal/kg.ME.)diets. Experimental rations and wheat straw were offered at 2.5% and 1% of live body weight respectively, for 120 days. At the end of the experiment ,body dimensions of all calves were measured, also all calves were slaughtered and their carcass traits were taken. The results showed no significant effect was found of using sesame seed meal on daily and total body gain ,final weight, body dimensation, almost all carcass traits and physical composition of three rib region(9,10 and 11).It can be concluded that it is possible to added sesame seed meal to substitute the soybean meal in the rations of growing calves without any adverse effects on their performance traits.

This study was conducted at AL-Rashidia research center, Nenavah-Iraq.
Used twenty one lambs (6 - 7 months of age) with average initial weight of 29.43
kg were randomly divided into three groups according to live weight First group
were fed control ration, the groups two and three were fed Nigella Sativa meal at
levels 6 and 12% respectively. Each groups were fed adlibitum. The experiment
lasted 94 days to study lamb performance. Three lambs were chosen randomly
from each group, after feeding period of (94 days) were slaughtered to study some
carcass traits the results were as follows:
Gain was 8.20, 11.71and 14.00 kg /lamb for three groups respectively
significantly (P< 0.05) and the average daily gain was 89,71 124,71 and 149.00 gm
/day, respectively.
The weight at slaughtered was significantly higher (P< 0.05) in-groups
three and two compared with group one 42.67, 41.00 and 36.67 kg, respectively,
and the hot carcass weight was significantly higher (P< 0.05) in-groups two and
three compared with group one 18.17, 20.17 and 22.75 kg, respectively, and the
percentage of total fat in the carcass significantly higher (P< 0.05) in-groups one
compared with group two and three 18.30, 10.47 and 11.45 respectively. The
anthers carcass traits were not significantly.

This study was conductedto investigate the effect of supplementationSaccharamycescerevisiae (SC) with different levels roughage concentrate to the Awassi lambs diets on carcass characteristics. Twenty four male Awassi lambs at age 4 – 5 months average29.37 kg live body weight were used. Lambs were distributed randomly into four equal groups (6 lambs for each) and individually housed. Treatment T1 was given a concentrate: roughage 40%:60% with supplement5 gm SC yeast. Treatment T2 was given a concentrate: roughage 60%:40% with supplement5 gm SC yeast. Treatment T3 was given a concentrate: roughage 40%:60% without supplement SC yeast. Treatment T4 was given a concentrate: roughage 60%:40% without supplement SC yeast. The T2 treatment was preveated higher (p <0.01) in intermuscular fat deposition and lower subcutaneous fat, pelvic and kidney and tail fat deposition, an compared with the other treatment. The T3 and T4 treatments were recordedlower in intermuscular fat depositionandhigher subcutaneous fat, pelvic and kidney and tail fat deposition. Conduded from this experiment that supplemented SC to lambs diets have a positive effect on carcass characteristics.

Used in this experiment twenty-four lamb Awassi aged 70-80 days were divided into four groups at a rate of initial weight of 22.37 kg. Were fed the first group on the barley with soybean meal. second group were fed treated barley with formaldehyde with the addition of urea. Third group were fed barley with addition 30gm\hd sodium bicarbonate, fourth group were fed barley only. All lambs groups were fed adlibitam for 80 days, at the end of experiment all lambs slaughtered to study the carcass characteristics slaughtered. Experimental results show the convergence of feed intake and the results showed there were no significant differences in the rate of increase of the weight daily. Total final weight either the conversion efficiency food was convergent reaching 3.66, 3.54, 3.76 and 3.75 respectively. Boiling as well as there were no significant differences in all of the hot carcass weight dressing percentage fat tail. Menstric fat kidney and heart fat physical dissection of the three rib cuts 9.10 and 11. Carcass residues. But there were differences in calculation in favor of the second group to increase in the average daily and total gain final weight the efficiency of feed conversion. Dressing percentage and Percentage of muscle tissue.

The investigation was carried out at Sheep and Goat breeding Station, State Board of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture in Agargouf, 25 km west of Baghdad, during 2009-2010. The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare productive performance of Local Iraqi Awassi under three feeding systems. 180 Awassi ewes divided to three feeding groups equally (60 ewes each group). Group 1 reared under 100%concentrate feeding (CF), group 2 reared under semi-concentrate feeding(50% concentrate.50% roughage (SCF) and group 3 reared under roughage feeding (RF), The Rams joined ewes during mating season of 2009/2010. Fertility (percentage of ewes lambed out of ewes exposed to rams), Twinning percentage (number of ewes bearing twins per ewes lambed), Lambing percentage (percentage of lambs born per ewes exposed to rams), mortality (lambs died expressed as percentage of lambs born), Prolificacy at weaning (lambs weaned per ewes exposed to rams) and total weights of lambs weaned per ewe exposed. Of ewes were tested together with birth and weaning weights of their lambs.
The result revealed that ewes in CF group surpassed RF group signifiant y in twinning percentage (37.3% compared with 20.0%), Lambing percentage (133.3% compared with 110.0%), Prolificacy at weaning (118% compared with 102.0%), total weights weaned per ewe exposed (29.1 kg compared with 22.8 kg), weaning weight (24.6 kg compared with 22.5 kg)and average daily gain (172 gm compared with 153 gm/day). No significant deferent’s in productive performance between CF and SCF groups, No signifiant différences in productive performance between SCF and RF groups.
It was concluded that Awassi ewes had higher response in productive traits under concentrates feeding system.

This study was carried out at the Ruminants Researches Station (20 km west of Baghdad) / Office of Agriculture Researches / Ministry of Agriculture, over to estimated of role of cytoplasmic inheritance and maternal effect in some body measurements of Turkish Awassi sheep, over period from 2011 until 2012.
The heritability of body length (BL), high at front (HF), heart gather (HG) and circumference of (C ) at birth were 0.40, 0.37, 0.37 and 0.26, at weaning were 0.42, 0.37, 0.39 and 0.29 respectively at estimate by half-sib method (with out adjusted of maternal effect) but decreased to 0.36, 0.30, 0.32 and 0.25 (at birth) and 0.34, 0.34, 0.33 and 0.22 at the estimate by half-sib within adjusted of maternal effect. The variance of maternal effect of body measurements at birth were 4.403, 3.288, 3.736 and 3.921, at weaning were 6.822, 6.029, 5.264 and 6.438 of BL, HF, HG and C respectively.
Whereas the variance of cytoplasmic were 0.805, 1.663, 0.885 and 0.847 at birth and 0.968, 0.894, 1.036 and 1.169 at weaning of BL, HF, HG and C respectively. There is variation estimate of genetic and phenotypic correlation between study traits with difference with out and within adjusted of maternal effect.

The expieriment was conducted in plant breeding sheep and goat in Abu Ghraib, Agricultural Reseaches Directorate to study the effect of Eruca sativa seeds in concentrate diet on some productive traits (body weight, total weight gain and dailyweight gain), phsylogical traits (count and differentialwhite blood cells) also we study the ratio percentage between Nitrophil to Lymphocyte cells, eighteen female goats were divided randomly (body weight as considered) in to three groups. The first groupwere fed acconcentrate diet free of Eruca sativa seeds considered as (control treatment). The second group (Treatment 2) was fed on concentrated diets containing Eruca sativa seeds (5%) called T2. The third group (Treatment 3) was fed on concentrated diets containing Eruca sativa seeds (7.5%) called T3. The results revealed the following:
1-Body weight and weight gain (total and daily) increased significantlyin female goats (T2,T3) we noticed the groups T2 and T3were significantly (P≤0.05) heavier than control group. T3 showed better gain than those in the T2 at the end of the experiment.
2-Significantly (P≤0.05) increasedin weight blood cells in group T2 and T3 were recorded compared with control group, also T3 recorded significant (P≤0.05) increased in their lymphocyte, neutrophil and basophil compared with control group, also we saw that significant (P≤0.05) increased in lymphocyte cells in T2 group compared with control group. Significant (P≤0.05) decreased were noticed in the monocyte and eosinophilcells in group T2 and T3 compared with control group. The results showed that the percentage ratio of neutrophile to lymphocyte was higher in control compare with T2 and T3 groups.

A study was conducted in Ruminant Research Station/Public
Authority for Agricultural Research/Ministry of Agriculture. The
experiment lasted for 93 days. twenty crossbred growing male goats
weighted 21.7 ±0.91 kg and 7-8 month old were used in the study, the
goats were equally divided into five groups (4 animals/treatment) received
the dietary treatments were as follows:T1:Concentrated diet without
ground dates stone ,T2:Concentrated diet contain 30% ground dates
stone and 0.08% urea,T3:Concentrated diet contain 30%ground dates
stone and 1.20% urea,T4:Concentrated diet contain 30% ground dates
stone and 5.8% Soybean meal, T5 Concentrated diet contain 30% ground
dates stone and 7.8% Soybean meal, animals were fed concentrate at 2.5%
of body Weight, alfalfa hay was given on an ad libitum basis as the
roughage, It was found that:
here were significant increase (P<0.05) in rations content 30% dates
stone in rations content soybean meal than rations content urea regarding
rumen pH during periods 0,3 and 6 hrs of morning feeding, significant
increase (P<0.05) in rations 1 and 5 in rumen pH during periods 3 hrs and
in ration 1 during periods 6 hrs, Ruminal ammonia-nitrogen (NH3-N)
increased (P<0.05) in rations contents 30% dates stone than rations not
content dates stone during all periods, significant increase (P<0.05) in
soybean meal rations than rations content urea during all periods,
significant increase (P<0.05) in ration 5 with interaction during periods 3
and ration 4 and 5 during periods 6 hrs of morning feeding compared with
treatment groups.
The Results indicated significant variations (P<0.05) in volatile
fatty acids, where the higher concentrate value (acetic, propionic and
butyric acids) in ration contents 30% dates stone than rations not content
dates stone, significant increase (P<0.05) in acetic acid with rations
content soybean meal than rations content urea, While the higher value
of acetic acid in T3 ,T4 and T5, Propionic acid in T5, higher value of
Butyric acid in T2,T3,T4 and T5. While protozoal populations were
significant Increased (P<0.05) in goats fed T5 in the comparision with
other treatments.

Carnitine is an amino acid regulatory and is important in the metabolism of long-chain fatty acids in the ß - oxidation, and it is important in the organization of the work of the blood brain barrier, and is very important in the treatment of infertility and sexual apathy.
This study was conducted at the Poultry Farm of Department of Animal Resource, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad during the period from 15 / 2 / 2011 to 1 / 8 / 2011. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation with different levels of carnitine on semen characteristics of guinea fowl males.
A total of 24 guinea fowl male, 30 weeks of old were used in this study. Birds were randomly distributed into 4 treatment groups (C0, C100, C200, C300) which is carnitine was added to the diets at levels 0, 100, 200, 300 mg / kg

This study was conducted at the Poultry Farm of Department of Animal
Resource, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad during the period from
15/2/2011 to 1/8/2011. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of dietary
supplementation with different levels of carnitine on some biochemical traits of
male guinea fowls.
A total of 24 male guinea fowls, 30 weeks of old were used in this study.
Birds were randomly distributed into 4 treatment groups (C0, C100, C200, C300)
which is L-carnitine was added to the diets at levels 0, 100, 200, 300 mg / kg of
diet, respectively. Birds were fed during the whole period of experiment which
lasted 22 weeks on diet containing 18.38 % crude protein and 2962.1 Kcal
metabolic energy / Kg. L-carnitine was added to the diets of birds at the beginning
of 34 weeks of birds age till the end of experiment which lasted 18 weeks including
2 weeks which considered as preliminary carnitine treatment period. Guinea fowl
were reared during experimental period in separated cages.
Results showed that supplementing the diet of male guinea fowls resulted
in significant increase (P<0.01) as regards the concentration of blood serum total
protein and the activity ALP and significant decrease concerning the
concentrations of blood serum cholesterol and glucose and the activity of ALT
and AST enzymes in comparison with control group.
It was concluded from this study that the addition of carnitine to the diets
of male guinea fowls resulted in significant improvement the blood biochemical
characteristics of these birds. Therefore, L-carnitine can be used as an efficient
feed additive for enhance general physiological status of birds.

This study aimed to know the effect of adding different levels of zinc sulphate and of some production traits and composetion for thigh and breast in broiler under heat stress, were used (120) chick type Rose and average weight (38) g / chick, and distributed chicks randomly to five nutritional treatments (24 birds / treatment) and by three replicates / treatment (8 birds /replicate) The transactions were as follows:
T1: fed normal diet without additions (. treatment control).
T2: fed normal diet +30 mg of zinc sulfate / kg feed.
T3: fed normal diet + 45 mg of zinc sulfate / kg feed.
T4: fed normal diet + 60 mg of zinc sulfate / kg feed.
T5: fed normal diet + 75 mg of zinc sulfate / kg feed.
At the end of the experiment were studied some productivity features such as the live body weight, weight after slaughter, the weight and the percentage of edible entrails and non-edible and make chemical analysis of the two pieces of the thigh and chest. The results mention significant increase (p≤0.05) in body weight and body weight after slaughter in T2, T3, T4 and T5 in compared with T1. While the chemical analysis for chest show that the protein content higher significantly (p≤0.05) in T2,T3,T4 and T5 in compared with T1 and lowered in fat content in T2,T3,T4 and T5 in compared with T1 . Either deterministic thigh has maintained its content protein within normal ratios and gave the two treatments T1, T5 highest content of fat and this we can deduce that the addition of zinc sulphate in different concentration to the broiler diet led to reduce the side effects of heat stress and keep protein content of chicken's meat as normal

Targeted research study the effect of adding different concentration of ginger powder to broiler diet in the balance of gut microbial flora. Use 80 chick one - day old with average weight 42 gr. were divided into four transactions 20 chick /treatment with tow replicated 10 chick for each, the transactions were as follows:
T1: Basic diet without any addition.
T2: Basic diet + 1 %ginger powder.
T3: Basic diet + 2 %ginger powder.
T4: Basic diet + 1 gr. / Kg.diet of Oxytetracyclin.
After the end of study period, which lasted 6 weeks, shows that there were significant (p≤0.05) decrease in total bacterial count in T2, T3 (13.050, , 12.997) in compared with T1, T4 (13.098, 13.062) and also show that there were significant (p≤0.05) decrease in the count of coli form bacteria of T2, T3 (8.924, 8.917) in compared with T1, T4 (9.921, 9.932) while the count of lactobacilli, T3 given highest value 5.151 then T2 (4.955) significantly (p≤0.05) while T1, T4 gave the lower value 4.123, 4.227. From this we can deduce that the addition of ginger powder in different concentration to diet helps to improve the bacterial flora of the broiler gut compared with oxytetracyclin.

This experiment was conducted at the poultry farm, Department of Animal Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad for the period from August/27/2009 to October/8/2009 to evaluate the efficacy of betaine supplemented to diet in different levels on absolute and relative weights of lean, skin and bone for the major carcass parts of broiler exposed to stress of daily cyclic temperature (24-38-240C) during experimental period. 560 day old, unsexed Ross breed were used and on 7 days old were randomly allocated into 4 treatment groups (140 birds per treatment), 4 replicates per treatment (35 birds per replicate). Supplementing betaine to diet with 0, 500, 800, and 1200 mg / Kg diet have meant T1, T2, T3, and T4 respectively. Rearing period lasted 42 days. Results indicated a significant (p<0.05) increase and improvement in favor of T2, T3, and T4 (especially T4) in comparison withT1 (control) in relative weight of lean, skin, and bone for major parts of carcass, whereas relative weight of thigh and drumstick were significantly (p<0.05) decreased in males than females. Sex had no significant effects on those traits. A significant (p<0.05) superiority and improvement in flesh weight of drumstick and breast in T2, T3, and T4, as well as in skin weight of thigh in T2, and T3 in comparison with rest treatment groups. A high significant (p<0.01) superiority of flesh weight of each thigh, drumstick, and breast was found in males than females in 17.6%. It is concluded that supplementing 500, 800, and 1200 mg betaine/kg diet has contributed to increase flesh of each drumstick and breast parts, besides those traits were high in males than females with decrease relative weights of thighbone, drumstick, and breast parts.

This study was carried out to evaluate and compare between dried
omega-3 (ω-3) and fish oil as two different sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids
(PUFA) when incorporated in experimental diets fed to fingerling common carp
(Cyprinus carpoi L.). Feeding experimental trials carried out for 90 days and
digestibility experiment for 15 days in 21 glass aquarium (40cm×30cm×70cm/70
L). A 198 common carp fish (12.24 ± 1.04 gm/fish) have been distributed in seven
experimental treatments (3 replicate/8 observation for each replicate). Fish fed
on isonitrogenous (27.85%–29.05%) and isoenergious (1455.9-1475.56 Kcal) diets
containing various levels and source of omega-3. T1 for control without dried
forwarding omega-3 and fish oil, add fish oil at levels 1.5%, 2% and 2.5% in
diets 2, 3 and 4 (T2, T3 and T4), the dried forwarding omega-3 add in same levels
in diets 5, 6 and 7 (T5, T6 and T7). The statistical results showed significant
distinction (P>0.05) on treatments T2 (1.5% fish oil) and T7 (2.5% the dried
forwarding omega-3 ) for more parameters . There fore its recommended to use
dried forwarding omega-3 at ratio 2.5% from diet in common carp Cyprinus
carpoi L. diets.

The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of ozone on Cyprinus carpio tissues using dissolved ozone in three concentrations (0.25, 0.50 and 0.75 mg / L) for the second, third and fourth treatments respectively, while the first treatment considered as control.
Aeromonas hydrophila was isolated , activated and induced the infection by intramuscular injection of the bacteria in the left side behind the front edge of the dorsal fin with a dose of 107 CFU/100gm of fish body weight. Treatments except control are exposed to dissolved ozone.
Macroscopic pathological changes of gills, muscle and liver were recorded. Exposure of infected fish to different concentrations of dissolved ozone in water led to less pathological changes compared with control. Concentration of 0.50 mg / l showed the least pathological changes compared with other concentrations. The pathological changes were epithelial hyperplasia of gills with infiltration of lymphocytes and macrophages especially in third treatment which showed epithelial slaughing of secondary gill filaments. The serve pathological changes were observed in the fourth treatment.

The present study was conducted in the fish diseases laboratory of College of Veterinary Medicine-University of Baghdad to investigate the effect of magnetized treated water on common carp Cyprinus carpio infected with Aeromonas hydrophila.A total of 80 specimens of common carp were used ranges between 150 gm in weight. Fish were distributed randomly with ten fish to every aquarium with diamension 70x40x40 cm upon four treatment. First treatment considered control which free of magnetized water while the second treatment contained magnetized treated water with 500 gauss, third treatment contained magnetic treated water with1000 gauss, forth treatment contained magnetized treated water with1500 gauss with two replicates for each treatment through the period of experiment attain four weeks. The experiment represented by inducing the infection by addition of bacterial suspension of Aeromonas hydrophila to the water of the aquarium with dose of 107 cfu/10 liter of aquarium water. The histopathological results reports the best treatment 1500 gauss which mainly the treated treatments were less sever compared to the control , the best result in which presences of epithelial lamellar hyperplasia of gills and biliary epithelial layer with lymphoid aggregation in the hepatic and renal tissue mainly in fourth treatment as well as presence of basal cortical tubules specially in the kidney of the second treatment while severe sloughing and separation of primary and secondary epithelial lamellae association with focal necrosis in liver and kidney with evidence of observation of colonies mainly in the hemorrhagic areas of gill and renal tissues. Results concluded the efficiency of magnetized treated water in

Between January and December 2009, a total of 154 fish specimens were collected from Tigris River from three stations at north, mid and south of Baghdad province (Al-Taji, Al-Shawaka and Al-Zaafaraniya, respectively). These fishes belong to ten species: Alburnus caeruleus, Aspius vorax, Carasobarbus luteus, Carassius auratus, C. carassius, Cyprinus carpio, Cyprinion macrostomum, Liza abu, Mystus pelusius and Silurus triostegus. The result of inspection showed that eight species of these fishes were infected with 16 species of the class Monogenea and three species of the class Trematoda. The monogeneans included one species each of Dogielius, Ligophorus and Thaparocleidus, three species of Gyrodactylus and ten species of Dactylogyrus. The trematodes included one species of Ascocotyle and two species of Diplostomum. Among all these parasites, A. coleostoma infected the highest number of hosts (five host species) while 12 parasite species infected one host each. Among these fishes, C. luteus was infected with the highest number of parasite species (nine species), followed by C. carpio (eight species) while no infection was detected from both A. caeruleus and A. vorax. Furthermore, C. luteus is also reported as a new host record in Iraq for both Dactylogyrus kulwieci and Diplostomum commutatum and C. macrostomum as a new host for both Dactylogyrus anchoratus and D. skrjabini.

A study was carried out at animal farm pertaining to college of veterinary medicine, Baghdad university from 1/July /2009 up to 28/February2010.Twenty Awssi male Lambs of 4-5 months old and 20-22 kg weight were implication in this experiment. equally divided into four groups and each animal fed on concentrate diets 2% of body weight with grazing for 4-5 hours a day. The first group(C) was kept as control group , the second group (N) was daily fed with same percentage of concentrate diet contain 7.5% ground Nigella sativa seeds, third group (F) also fed with same percentage contain 7.5% ground fenugreek seeds, while the fourth group (NF) group fed the 2% concentrate diet supplemented with both (7.5% of Nigella sativa and 7.5% fenugreek seeds respectively) as group feeding .The results revealed that using Nigella sativa or Fenugreek seeds as well as using both of them as a mixed feed supplemented with concentrated diet of Awassi ram lambs showed that the treated group recorded significantly (P< 0.05) higher values compare with control groups in Hb, PCV, Platelets as well as in total blood count (WBC), nutrophils and lymphocytes. While control group showed significantly (P< 0.05) higher values compare with all treated groups in Granulocytes (esinophils) particularly during last three months of the experiment .