1Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jaipur-302 031, Rajasthan, India
Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner-334 001, Rajasthan, India
*Corresponding Author: Monika Karnani, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jaipur-302 031, Rajasthan, India, Email: dr.monikakarnani@gmail.com
Online published on 15 May, 2021.
The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of herbal products supplementation on rumen environment in Marwari goats. Marwari goats of 18-24 months of age were randomly divided into five groups (four in each) i.e. T1 (complete feed without herbal products), T2 (Complete feed + Himalayan Batisa @ 10 mg/g substrate), T3 (Complete feed+Appetonic Vet powder @ 10 mg/g substrate), T4 (Complete feed + Ruchamax @ 3 mg/g substrate) and T5 (Complete feed + Rumizyme powder @ 7.5 mg/g substrate). Rumen liquor samples were collected from each animal at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 and 18 hrs post prandial. Rumen pH was unaffected while TVFA concentration was higher (P<0.01) in herbal product supplemented groups in comparison to un-supplemented group. The total nitrogen, non-protein nitrogen and TCA-precipitable nitrogen were higher, whereas, the ammonia nitrogen and total protozoal count were lower (P<0.01) in herbal product supplemented groups. The results are indicative of supplementation of herbal products enhance the productivity in goats by improving the ruminal environment.
Herbal products, Marwari goats, Rumen parameters
