Effect of fenugreek supplementation on physiological functions and milk traits of heat stressed lactating baladi goats

Abstract EN

This experiment was conducted to study the importance of supplementary fenugreek to the diet of lactating local goats in Egypt for ameliorative their some blood biochemical components, milk production and some milk components.

Forty two lactating goats were used in the present study which lasted 5 months.

The animals were divided randomly into three equal groups, the 1st group was fed basic ration without supplement (control), while the 2nd and the 3rd groups of animals were fed on the same basic ration with supplemented fenugreek at the rate of 50 and 100 g/ head/day.

Blood samples were withdrawn at the end of experiment to assess blood concentrations.

Also, milk yield and some milk components were determined.

The results showed that the addition of fenugreek at the rate of 100g/ head/ day to the diet of lactating goats significantly increased the concentrations of total proteins, albumin, globulin, T4 hormone, total antioxidants and hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cells (RBC) and led to a significant decrease in the levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, wight blood cells (WBC) and T3 hormone in blood, while significantly increased milk yield and some milk components.

It can be concluded that the addition of fenugreek at the rat of (100g/h/day) to heat stressed lactating Baladi goats led to modification of all blood components studied herein and led to amending these traits, milk production and some milk components.

Therefore, the use of the fenugreek in lactating stages can be recommended