Effect of herbal feed supplements on milk yield and composition in crossbred cows in Tripura

TAPAN KUMAR DAS; BIKAS CHANDRA DEBNATH; BIJOY KUMAR SARKAR; ANKAN DE; SHIVI MAINI

doi:10.56093/ijans.v87i6.71180

Authors

TAPAN KUMAR DAS College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.K. Nagar, Tripura 799 008 India
BIKAS CHANDRA DEBNATH College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.K. Nagar, Tripura 799 008 India
BIJOY KUMAR SARKAR College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.K. Nagar, Tripura 799 008 India
ANKAN DE College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.K. Nagar, Tripura 799 008 India
SHIVI MAINI College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.K. Nagar, Tripura 799 008 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v87i6.71180

Keywords:

Cow, Herbal, Milk yield, Milk composition

Abstract

The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of feeding 5 herbal preparations on the milk yield and composition of crossbred cows. Thirty five lactating cows in their first-third lactation were taken for the experiment. The cows were divided into 7 groups with 5 cows in each group on the basis of average milk yield (8.70±0.08 kg/d). The experiment was conducted for 90 days, partitioned into pre-treatment period (15 days), treatment period (60 days) and post treatment observation period (15 days). The cows in group C₀ were not given any supplement and acted as control. In addition to normal routine feeds and fodders, cows in groups T₁ and T₂ were given either Restobal @ 50ml twice daily for 5 days/month or Ruchamax @ 15 g/ day for 8 days/month, respectively for 60 days treatment period. The cows in groups T₃, T₄ and T₆ were given either Payaboon @ 500 g/ton, Payaboon @ 1 kg/ton, Optrium @ 500 g/ton/ day, respectively for 60 days treatment period. In group T₅, cows were given Payapro @ 4 bolus/day for 15 consecutive days commencing after 15 days pre-treatment period. T₅ group showed comparatively higher total milk yield than the control and other groups. Average milk yield (kg/d) during the supplementation period was slightly higher in T₅ followed by T₂ and T₆. T₅ group showed lowest trend of reduction in milk yield during treatment period. Average milk yield (kg/d) during post supplementation period was also higher in T₅. Milk protein and fat (%) were higher in T₁ and T₃ than the control and other treatment groups. Total solid and SNF (%) showed higher trend in T₁. At 15 day of supplementation, milk yield increased in all the treatment groups compared to control (8.38) and it was highest in T₅ (9.69). The milk yield decreased gradually thereafter but the rate of reduction was comparatively lower in T₂₄, T₅ and T₆ than the control. Milk constituents showed significant variations among different weeks in different groups. Hence it can be concluded that herbal preparations can increase the productivity in lactating dairy cows with no deleterious effect on general health.

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