The experiments were carried out on 24 inter-breed hybrid sheep 24 to 50 months old and of the body mass between 38-45kg. The animals were divided into two groups. The first group consisted of 12 sheep fed on meadow hay (ad libitum) and C-J mixture (100g per animal). The second group was fed on meadow hay (ad libitum) and C-J mixture (100 g per animal) with brown livex supplement dosed 0,5 g per one kg of the body mass. Water was given ad libitum. After 4 weeks blood was taken for examination. The number of erythrocytes and leukocytes as well as haemoglobin and haemocrit was marked in the blood. Total protein, Fe²⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺ was marked in the blood serum. Livex supplement caused a statistically significant increase in Haemoglobin, Fe²⁺, Mg²⁺, Cu²⁺ and leukocytes 13, 10, 34, 12 and 22% respectively. An increase in erythrocytes, haemocrit and total protein was also noticed, but it was small and therefore statistically insignificant. The results exhibit how beneficial livex is as the fodder supplement in the sheep feeding.

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