The Effect of Sunflowers Receptalum (Helianthus annuus L.) and Probiotic on Decreasing the Degree of Subclinical Mastitis in Fries Holland Dairy Cattle

Abstract

The purposes of this experiment were to evaluate the effect of sunflowers receptalum (Helianthus annuus L.) and probiotic in decreasing mastitis degree and to increase the milk production of subclinical mastitis of Fries Holland dairy cattle. This experimental study used a block randomized design with four tratments (A. Control; B. 0.01% body weight of sunflowers receptalum; C. 100 g/head of BIOPLUS-Sc; D. Combination of B and C). Animal block as replication based on the milk production (<8 liter/head/day; 8-12 l/head/day; 12-16 l/head/day; and >16 l/head/day). The variables were somatic cell count (SCC) and milk production. This experiment was done in three months. Data of SCC were collected every two weeks, and milk production was recorded everyday throughout the experimental period. Results of the experiment showed that sunflowers receptalum significantly (P<0.05) decreased SCC by 67.96 % and significantly increased (P<0.05) milk production by 52.33%. The combination of sunflowes and probiotic significantly decreased (P<0.05) the SCC by 45.78%. Keywords : sunflowers, probiotic, SCC, mastitis