COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF BLACK CUMIN AND DOMPERIDONE THERAPY ON MILK YIELD AND FAT PERCENTAGE OF INDIGENOUS COW

Abstract

The current study was designed to improve milk production and milk fat percentage by additional supplemented with Black Cumin and domperidone for thirteen weeks during lactation in indigenous cows. The experiment was performed in Kaligonj upazila of Lalmonirhat under the department of Physiology and Pharmacology, HSTU. At 7 days of lactation 16 deshi cows were randomly divided into 4 groups (n=4 lactating cows) and each group remain 4 cows. Group T1 was kept as control, Group T2 was treated with Domperidone (Motigut® ) orally at a dose of 100 mg /day per cow, Group T3 was treated with Black Cumin Seed Powder (BCSP) at a dose of 80g oarlly per cow per day and Group T4 was treated with combination of domperidone plus Black Cumin Seed Powder (BCSP) as above mentioned doses. All the animals were dewormed and vaccinated at initial stage. Over the course of the trial, observations were recorded for milk production and fat percentage in milk. Milk production were increased significantly (P<0.05) in all treated groups compared to the control group and highest was recorded in combined Domperidone plus Black Cumin Seed Powder (BCSP) group (Group T4). Production level increased significantly (p<0.05) in all treated groups and highest was recorded in cows of group T4. The present study reveals that additional supplementation with Domperidone plus Black Cumin Seed Powder (BCSP) in feed of lactating cows should better performance over other groups in respect to increase milk production and fat percentage in milk without any health hazard in indigenous cows. This technology may be transferred to farmers since drug (Domperidone) and supplement (BCSP) is available and require minimum skillness. It will be able to sustain the indigenous dairy farming contribute in the fulfillment of our milk demand as well as in the alleviating poverty.