Effect of Fennel (<i>Foeniculum Vulgare</i>) Seed Powder Consumption on Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Gene Expression in the Liver Tissue of Growing Lambs

Background and objectivesToday, medicinal plants phytobiotics that contain flavonoids, alkaloids, essential oils are widely used in animal feed. These additives have many benefits, including increasing liver function preventing certain diseases. The is one of the organs plays a key role insulin-mediated regulation metabolism as well glucose, whole-body, lipid homeostasis. aim this study was to investigate effect fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) seed powder consumption on insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) gene expression tissue growing lambs.