National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Effect of fenugreek seed supplementation on milk yield and its composition were studied using twelve crossbred dairy cattle. While six cows were supplemented with soaked fenugreek seed, the rest were treated as control. The study period comprises of 30 days of pre-supplementation, 60 days of supplementation and 30 days of post-supplementation periods. The mean milk yield (litres) was significantly (P<0.05) higher with fenugreek supplementation (8.93 ± 0.16) as compared to pre-supplementation (8.24 ± 0.09) and post-supplementation (8.37 ± 0.22) periods. The total solids and SNF per cent during supplementation period (13.51 ± 0.07 and 8.63 ± 0.03) showed significantly higher values as compared to pre-supplementation (13.18 ± 0.03 and 8.54 ± 0.02) and post-supplementation (13.19 ± 0.05 and 8.55 ± 0.03) periods. The mean fat and protein per cent during supplementation period (4.89±0.06 and 3.22 ± 0.01) were significantly (P<0.01) higher as compared to pre-supplementation (4.64 ± 0.02 and 3.12 ± 0.01) and post- supplementation (4.64 ± 0.03 and 3.14 ± 0.01) periods. This indicated the positive effect of fenugreek seed on milk yield and its composition.
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