Hypocholesterolaemic effect of dietary fenugreek has been
observed (in human, and rats) and reviewed previously
(Petit et al. 1993; Al-Habori and Raman 1998), but not in
ruminants. The present findings strongly indicate that feeding
fenugreek seeds to dairy cows successfully reduces milk
cholesterol content through reduction in blood cholesterol
concentration. Along with the direct impact on the cholesterol
concentration in milk lipid, increases (P < 0.05) in the