Shah, M. A. and Mir, P. S. 2004. Effect of dietary fenugreek seed on dairy cow performance and milk characteristics.
Can. J. Anim. Sci. 84: 725–729. The effect of providing fenugreek seed at 20% of diet dry matter on dairy cow performance and
milk characteristics was studied. Feeding fenugreek seed improved profile of functional fatty acids (P < 0.05) in the milk, reduced
blood cholesterol concentration (by 4% units more than the control diet) and produced lower concentrations in milk (1.48 vs.
1.83 mg g–1 milk lipid) in a 3-wk study with dairy cows, without altering milk flavour or taste. Therefore, fenugreek seed could
be used in dairy rations to improve milk characteristics.