Sains Malaysiana 54(4)(2025): 1101-1111

http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2025-5404-11

Effects of Dietary Black Cumin Seed Meal on Growth Performance, Meat Quality, Rumen and Blood Parameters in Lambs

(Kesan Pemakanan Diet Biji Jintan Hitam terhadap Prestasi Pertumbuhan, Kualiti Daging, Rumen dan Parameter Darah dalam Biri-Biri)

OSMAN TOKER¹, YUSUF KONCA^1,* & AHMET ŞAHIN²

¹Erciyes University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, 38050 Kayseri-Turkiye

²Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, 38050 Kırşehir-Turkiye

Received: 10 October 2024/Accepted: 16 December 2024

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary black cumin seed meal on growth performance, meat quality,
 rumen and blood parameters in lambs. A total of 32 Akkaraman male lambs aged 3 months were allocated individual pens 
with 8 replicates and fed with experimental diets for 84 days. Experimental groups were as follows: 1: Control (C, no black 
cumin seed meal, BCSM), 2: BCSM supplementation to concentrate 5% (BCSM5), 3: BCSM supplementation to concentrate 1
0% (BCSM10), and 4: BCSM supplementation to diets 20% (BCSM20). Although dietary BCSM did not affect growth performance, 
blood parameters, carcass, and meat traits, BCSM increased meat cooking loss (at 5% level) and meat thawing loss (at 10 % level) 
compared to control and other treatments (P<0.05). BCSM also did not change rumen volatile fatty acids, except decrease in butyric 
acids on the 35th day of the experiment. In conclusion, when given the optimal energy: protein ratio, black cumin seed meal can be
 used as an alternative protein source in animal feeds since it does not negatively affect the growth performance, carcass quality and
 health status of lambs. 

Keywords: Alternative protein source; fatty acids; lamb; meat quality; Nigella sativa

Abstract

Penyelidikan ini dijalankan untuk mengkaji kesan pemakanan biji jintan hitam terhadap prestasi pertumbuhan, kualiti daging, rumen

dan parameter darah dalam biri-biri. Sebanyak 32 ekor biri-biri jantan Akkaraman berumur 3 bulan telah diperuntukkan kandang

individu dengan 8 replikasi dan diberi makan dengan diet uji kaji selama 84 hari. Kumpulan uji kaji adalah seperti berikut: 1: Kawalan

(C, tiada pemakanan biji jintan hitam, BCSM), 2: suplemen BCSM untuk konsentrasi 5% (BCSM5), 3: suplemen BCSM

untuk konsentrasi 10% (BCSM10) dan 4: suplemen BCSM kepada diet 20% (BCSM20). Walaupun diet BCSM tidak

menjejaskan prestasi pertumbuhan, parameter darah, karkas dan ciri daging, BCSM meningkatkan kehilangan memasak daging

(pada tahap 5%) dan kehilangan pencairan daging (pada tahap 10%) berbanding dengan kawalan dan rawatan lain (P<0.05).

BCSM juga tidak mengubah asid lemak meruap rumen, kecuali penurunan dalam asid butirik pada hari ke-35 uji kaji.

Kesimpulannya, apabila diberi tenaga optimum: nisbah protein, makanan biji jintan hitam boleh digunakan sebagai

sumber protein alternatif dalam makanan haiwan kerana ia tidak menjejaskan prestasi pertumbuhan, kualiti karkas dan

status kesihatan biri-biri secara negatif.

Kata kunci: Asid lemak; biri-biri; kualiti daging; Nigella sativa; sumber protein alternatif

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*Corresponding author; email: yusufkonca@erciyes.edu.tr