EFFECT OF FENUGREEK SEEDS (Trigonella foenum- graecum L.) AS FEED ADDITIVE ON GOAT MILK PRODUCTION AND COMPOSITIONS IN THE NORTH WESTERN COAST OF EGYPT | ||||
| Journal of Animal and Poultry Production | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 30, Issue 6, June 2005, Page 3111-3116 PDF (267.95 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jappmu.2005.238001 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| S. A. Attia-Ismail, | ||||
| Department of Animal and Poultry NutritionI Desert Research Center, P.O. Box 11753, Matareya, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| As a consequence to the ban to be imposed on the use of chemical rumen modifiers, researchers started to look for natural ones This work is an attempt to use the seeds 01 a natural herb in animal nutrition The effect of fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum] on milk production and compositions of lactating goats was targeted in this study. Twenty seven lactating goats in their early lactation were divided into three groups according to live body weight (29 231.310. 29 40: 1.?56 and 2900:1432 Kg lor1sl, 2nd and 3rd groups. respectively) of nine animals each. Two groups randomly received either 10 or 30 gihrd of lenugreek seeds, while the first group was the control The experiment lasted for 7'0 days. Feed intake of ration ingredients and total dry matter intake (1685 4, 1600.4 and 1610.3 glhld for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd groups, respectively) did not differ among the three groups. Milk production increased as a result of supplementing rations With fenugreek Seeds. The lower level of seeds (10 glhld) showed the highest level of milk production (684 mllhld) followed by the 30 gi'hld seeds level (5262 ml/hi‘d). EifiCiency of feed conversion into milk (Kg feed DlW Kg milk) was the highest for the 10 glhid seeds leves. it appears that lenugreek seeds increased milk production by improving feed efficiency. Milk composition was rtot affected by the addition of lenugreek seeds. It is concluded that fenugreek seeds as a potential feed additive may exert a positive effect on milk production, yet further studies are warranted. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| herbal plants; fenugreek seeds; milk production; goats | ||||
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