Vol. 9, Issue 11, Part E (2025)

A study was conducted on eighteen (18) Sahiwal cattle of almost similar lactation period (2^nd to 4^th lactation) group to observe the effect of fenugreek seed powder supplementation at two different levels of inclusion. The animals were divided into three experimental groups i.e. control group (T₀) was fed with balance concentrate along with paddy straw and green roughage ad lib., T₁ (25 g of fenugreek seeds along with control ration) and T₂ (50 g of fenugreek seeds along with control ration). Milk yield was recorded fortnightly along with other milk constituents like total fat, SNF, lactose, protein, ash, specific gravity. Milk efficiency was significantly higher (p<0.01) in treatment groups than in control. Also there was significant difference (p<0.01) observed in fat, SNF, lactose, protein and ash content. The average digestibility coefficients of all the treatment groups were recorded and the data revealed significantly higher digestibility of the organic nutrients in herbal supplement fed groups than control group. It can be concluded that feeding of herbal supplements (fenugreek seed) @ 50 g/cow/day is economically beneficial and imparts better result in terms of milk yield, milk composition and digestibility of the nutrients.