ANBAR JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Abstract

This study had obtained in the subject of the biological effect of the licorice root on some Biochemical and Enzymical in Awassian ewes during four physiological stage (Pre-pregnancy, early pregnancy, late pregnancy and post-partum) in this experiment, the 18 Awassi ewes are used and their ages are ranged between 2-3 years and weight ranged are 50±5 Kg. The ewes are divided into three groups, feeding on the concentrated feed (2% from life body weight) with hard food and pasturing – One of these groups is considered as a control (without addition) and the first and second as treatments (0.25 and 0.75 Gm of licorice root / Kg of life body weight). A significant increase (P  0.05) is observed in the level of blood glucose for first and second groups comparison with control in pre-pregnancy, Whereas the second groups increase significant (P  0.05) in comparison with first and control groups in stage of early pregnancy and post-partum. The results are also stated that treatments of licorice root had an effect on level of total protein when the second group had a significant increase (P  0.05) upon the control group in stage of pre-pregnancy. By pursuing of biological effect of licorice root on level of cholesterol, two groups which treated by licorice root had a significant increase (P  0.05) in comparison with group of control for stage of pre-pregnancy. In pursuing of triglyceride level, there is a significant decrease (P  0.05) in first and second groups in comparison with control groups except stage of post pregnancy, there is a significant decrease (P  0.05) in second group in comparison with first and control groups. The first group is decreased significantly (P  0.05) in comparison with control. The result of H.D.L. was showed that no significant differences among groups in pre-pregnancy. But in stage of early pregnancy the second group had a significant increase (P  0.05) in comparison with first and control groups. In late pregnancy and post-pregnancy, there is a significant increase (P  0.05) in first and second groups in comparison with control. It is seamed there a significant decrease (P  0.05) in AST (GOT) enzyme level in first and second groups in comparison with control groups in stage of pre and post-pregnancy, but in stage of early and late pregnancy there is a significant decrease (P  0.05) in second group in comparison with control. For ALT (GPT), the average of groups had not a significant differences in stage of pre-pregnancy and late pregnancy, where as the second groups decreased significantly (P  0.05) in comparison with the control in the stage of early pregnancy and post-partum.