Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Fenugreek Seed (Trigonella foenum) on Body Condition Score, Udder Health and Faecal Egg per Gram of Dairy Cows

Authors

  • Neha Rathore Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP), India
  • Mukesh K. Mehta Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP), India
  • Ravindra K. Jain Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP), India
  • Ashok K. Patil Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (MP), India

Keywords:

Dairy cows, Fenugreek seed, , Gastro-intestinal helminths, Milk pH, Somatic cell count, Udder health

Abstract

The study was carried out to observe the effect of dietary supplementation of Fenugreek seed on body condition score (BCS), udder
health, and faecal egg per gram (EPG) of dairy cows. Twelve multiparous lactating cows at an early stage of lactation were selected
and randomly allotted into two groups (n=6) of six cows each. The animals in group-T0 were fed normal feed without fenugreek seeds
and served as control. The animals in group-T1 were given ground fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum) @ 100 g/d/head for 90 days, in
addition to the usual feed/fodder. The udder health, body condition score, and faecal egg count of gastro-intestinal helminths were
recorded fortnightly for 90 days. The mean numerical value of BCS was higher (3.78 ± 0.06 vs. 3.60 ± 0.07), whereas milk pH (6.63 ±
0.02 vs. 6.81 ± 0.02), SCC (1.95 ± 0.07 vs. 2.37 ± 0.05 x105
) and EPG (866.67 ± 21.40 vs. 964.29 ± 27.29) were non-significantly lower in
treatment group as compared to the control group.

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Published

2021-08-16

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2021): The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology (IJVSBT) (July- Sep) 2021

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Rathore, N., Mehta, .M.K., Jain, R.K., & Patil, A.K. (2021). Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Fenugreek Seed (Trigonella foenum) on Body Condition Score, Udder Health and Faecal Egg per Gram of Dairy Cows. Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 17(3), 84–86. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijvsbt/article/view/2304