Document Type : Original Article
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Animal Production Research Institute, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Department of Dairy Science, Dorsal National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
This work was done to investigate the effects of the use of chamomile flower in the diet of goats on milk production and its composition as well as milk quality. In addition, the effect of these dietary treatments on blood profile and metabolism was examined. The 40 Zaraibi goats during the first lactation period were divided into four equal groups (10 each). Animals in the G1, G2, G3, and G4 groups received 0, 1, 2 and 3 g chamomile / head / day, respectively, in their regimens. The study was conducted in three stages of the breast-feeding season (the early, middle and late breast-feeding periods), suggesting that daily milk production increased with increasing chamomile levels. In goat's milk and the difference is important during milking, fat, fat, protein, digestibility and total fat (SNF) are increased by conversion. Use of chamomile in goat's diet, especially at high levels (3 g / head / day), the highest standing milk fat percentage (%) was recorded. The slowest and lowest lactation was found during early lactation, and chamomile significantly reduced the number of somatic cells (SCC) during all stages of breastfeeding and; The somatic cell count is higher than in the period of lactation and then decreased the minimum level during the middle of the breast and then rose again to reach a maximum at the end of breastfeeding. Regarding blood profiles, the data obtained showed that most of the haematochemical parameters were not significantly affected (P>0.05) by the tested regime. However, cholesterol and ALT enzymes were reduced while serum total protein, glucose, and phosphorus were increased, resulting in the addition of chamomile to the regime. In the same way, both MCHC% and lymphocytes increase with increasing chamomile levels in goat volumes, especially at high therapeutic levels. Digestion based on DMS and CMS are better with 4 G (1,139 and 0.133, respectively), followed by G3 (1,152 and 0.133, respectively) and the last G1 (1, 226 and 0.147). Therefore, the use of chamomile in goat feeding during different breast-feeding periods (early and mid-lactation stages) had a positive effect on milk production and nutritional supplementation in addition to reduced SCC. And thus, improve milk quality.
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