Short-term herbal supplementation on the physiological condition of Bali cattle under the oil palm integration system
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The effect of short-term herbal supplementation on the physiological condition of Bali cattle kept under the Oil Palm Integration system was investigated from April to July 2021. Twenty-eight mature 2 years old Bali cattle were studied with 7 cattle each with treatments of no herbs/control, Andrographis paniculata extract, Melastoma malabathricum extract, Andrographis paniculata extract and Melastoma malabathricum extract. All animals were fed ad libitum with a mix of 40% grass + 60% fermented palm oil sludge. Physiological parameters were recorded as respiration rate, pulse rate, skin temperature, and rectal temperature and conducted in the morning, noon, and afternoon. Temperature Humidity Index (THI) and Heat Tolerance Coefficient (HTC) were reported. Results showed that respiration rate and skin temperature measured in the morning gavea a similar effect for all treatments. However, when it was measured at noon and afternoon, the respiration rate of the T-0 value was significantly higher (p<0.05) than the T-1, T-2, and T-3. The pulse rate, skin temperature, and rectal temperature of the T-0 were significantly lower (p<0.05) than those of T-1, T-2, and T-3 respectively. There was no significant effect of all treatments for the THI and the HTC-Benezra values. However, the HTC-Rhoad of T-0 had significantly lower than that of the T-1, T-2, and T-3. All physiological values for all treatments were under the normal range for healthy cattle
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