IN VITRO GOAT FERMENTATION OF PUFA- DIET SUPPLEMENTED WITH YEAST AND C. xanthorrhiza Roxb
                                                                                The    AP  ratio  in  these  diets  3.54-  3.88  were  about  in  the  same  range  as that  of  with  alfalfa  hay  3.77-  3.81;  whereas  diet  with  high  carbohydrate  gave
lower ratio of 1.87- 2.40.  This has been known that type of diet will determine its production  of  propionate  and  acetate;  carbohydrate  produces  higher  propionate,
while  fiber  will  produce  higher  acetate.  The  AP  ratio  increased  with  the  longer fermentation,  suggesting  that  the  more  structural  carbohydrate  was  degraded,
thefore, produced higher acetate  and lower propionate.
Tannin  contents  in  all  PUFA-diets  were  relatively  the  same  0.487  - 0.491.    Tannin  and  curcumin  added  in  PDM  yielded  the  highest  total  VFA
45.27  mM  and  the  lowest  isobutirate  0.66.    A  different  result  showed  that tannin  13.84  from  Pakar  leaves  Ficus  infectoria  fed  to  goats  showed  some
lower variables, such as in total VFA 4mM and propionate 11.86; but higher in N-NH3 5.29mM, asetat 83.56, and total fungi 28.16 than those found
in feed lower in tannin 8.6 as reported by Singh et al.  2011.
Concentration  of  N-  NH3  was  decreasing  from  11.26  mM  in  PD0  to  8.73 mM  in  PDM.      This  level  of  NH3  was  much  higher  than  that  of  NH3  8.5-  9.6
mM  with  pH  of  around  6.7,  in  goat  fed  with  extruded  soybean  with  or  without NaHCO3  Schmidely  et  al.,  2005.  The  N-NH3  concentration  in  dairy  cow  fed
diet containing  tannin extract was detected the lowest 5.1 mM compared to that of control diet 17.2 mM with pH around 7.05- 7.09 Khiaosa- Ard et al. 2008.
Microbial Activity
Total  plate  count  TPC  of  the  fermented  diet  Table  3.5  was    affected decreasing  by  curcumin  PDC  or  PDM  compared  to  basal  diet  107.28  10
5
cfuml.  Protozoa population found numerically the lowest  7.90 10
3
cfuml was in  PDM,  while  in  control  diet  PD0  was  the  highest  32.  10
3
cfuml.    These results  suggested  that  yeast  or  curcuma  or  their  combination  worked  well  in
protecting the PUFA- diet.
Table 3.4
In vitro dry matter and organic matter digestibility IVDMD and IVOMD and fermentation characteristics of PUFA-diet
supplemented with yeast and C. xanthorrhiza Roxb in goat rumen liquor
Variable PD0
PDY PDC
PDM P
pH 6.71 ± 0.02
6.73 ± 0.07 6.73 ± 0.05
6.74  ± 0.04 NS
IVDMD 62.72
a
± 1.66  60.26
ab
± 1.90  60.77
a
± 1.63  58.00
b
± 1.05 IVOMD
64.85
a
± 2.22  61.74
bc
± 2.07  62.82
ab
± 1.36  59.63
c
± 0.59 NH3 mM
11.26 ± 3.82 10.28
± 3.82 9.31 ± 3.75
8.73 ± 3.16 NS
VFA total mM 42.13 ± 3.45  43.95 ± 11.09  44.82 ± 12.30  45.27 ±12.92
NS Acetate A,  mM
67.13 ± 6.39  67.68  ± 4.43 68.82  ± 4.98  68.46 ± 5.73
NS Propionate P,  mM
19.78 ± 4.24 19.35 ± 2.60
18.25 ± 3.20 18.64 ± 3.10
NS Butirate B,  mM
11.33 ± 2.90
11.21 ± 3.23 11.13 ± 2.85
11.05 ± 3.86 NS
Iso Butirate , mM 1.27 ± 0.17
1.11 ± 0.24 1.08 ± 0.18
0.66 ± 0.58 NS
Valerate V,  mM 1.76 ± 0.66
1.76 ± 0.81 1.80 ± 0.79
1.86 ± 0.85 NS
IsoValerate ,  mM 2.66 ± 0.30
2.48 ± 0.58 2.46 ± 0.48
2.08 ± 0.87 NS
A:P 3.54 ± 0.97
3.55 ± 0.55 3.88 ± 0.82
3.76 ± 0.77 NS
PD0: PUFA- diet with no additives; PDY: PUFA- diet with 0.5 yeast; PDC: PUFA- diet with 2 curcuma; PDM: PUFA- diet with mix of  0.5 yeast and 2 curcuma.  Averages with different
superscript, differed  significantly P0.05.  NS: not significant
Protozoa population in this research was lower than that found in diet added with    saponin  generated  from  Yucca  schidigera  6.17  10
5
cfuml  and  Quillaja saponaria
6.17 10
5
cfuml in dairy cow ruminal fermentation Holshausen et al. 2009;  while  addition  of  tannin    extracted  from
Acacia  mearnsii was  effectively
very low 1.91 10
3
cfuml and the protozoa  population could be higher when the additive  was  not  in  the  form  of    extract  Khiaosa-Ard  et  al.  2009.
Supplementation  of  Hibiscus  tiliaceus  leaves  saponin  for  5  significantly decreased    rumen  protozoa  population    4.50  10
3
cfuml,  compared  to  control 16.25 10
3
cfuml and dose 20 6.75 10
3
cfuml as reported by Istiqomah et al. 2011.  Total protozoa Entodinium spp, Isotrica spp., Dasytrica spp., Epidinium
spp., Ophryoscolex spp., and Diplodinium spp. detected in rumen fermentation of dairy cow supplemented with  yeast XP 56gd was much higher 8.03 10
5
cfuml as  reported  by  Hristov  et  al.  2010.    This  described  that  type  of  plants  or
additives,  the  way  to  administer  them,  and  the  right  dose    will  determine  the effectiveness of the bioactives content during the ruminal fermentation.
Gas production CH4 in a mix diet PDM and curcuma diet PDC tended
to  be  higher  around  13-  14,  respectively,  while  the  PDY  and  PD0  tended  to produce  lower  about  12.    This  implied  that  supplementation  of  tannin  and
curcumin  was  not  effective  in  reducing  methan  CH4  production  in  this  study. On the other hand, Khiaosa- Ard et al. 2009 reported that extract tannin was able
to  decrease  gas  production  methan,  CO2,  and  H2  to  the  lowest  0.454  ld. Decreasing  gas  production  was  also  found  in  diet  containing  silage  and
concentrate  added  with  Peltiphyllum  peltatum  rich  in  phenol  and  tannin Jayanegara  et  al.  2010.       Production  of  methan  gas  was  reported  higher  10.3
gd with XP yeast supplementation diet than that in control 9.7 gd in dairy cow Hristov et al. 2010.
Methane  gas  was  produced  through  a  mechanism  starting  from  anaerobic degradation; trigliceride hydrolysis, saturation of unsaturated fatty acid  C18:2 
C18:1  C18:0C16:0  C14:0,  and  successive β-oxidation of saturated fatty
acid  C10-  C18.    These  all  reactions  produced  acetate,  then  reacted  with  H2 producing CH4 Sage et al. 2008.
Table 3.5
Protozoa, TPC, and methane gas production of PUFA-diet supplemented with yeast and C. xanthorrhiza Roxb in goat rumen
liquor fermentation in vitro
Variable
PD0 PDY
PDC PDM
P
TPC 10
5
cfuml
107.28 7.85
9.41 43.30
NS
Protozoa10
3
cfuml
32.00 ± 24.70  28.50 ± 25.31  25.50± 24.95  7.90 ± 4.09 NS
CH4  vv
12.90 ± 1.25 12.49 ± 1.33
14.20 ±2.79  13.43 ± 2.26 NS
H2  vv
0.04 ± 0.02 0.06 ± 0.04
0.14 ± 0.17 0.04 ± 0.02
NS
O2  vv
0.006 ± 0.00 0.006 ± 0.00
0.006 ± 0.00  0.006 ± 0.00 NS
CO2  vv
87.07 ± 1.24 87.45 ± 1.30
85.67 ±2.82  86.51 ± 2.22 NS
PD0: PUFA- diet with no additives; PDY: PUFA- diet with 0.5 yeast; PDC: PUFA- diet with 2 curcuma; PDM: PUFA- diet with mix of  0.5 yeast and 2 curcuma.  NS: not significant
CONCLUSION In spite of having the lowest organic and dry matter digestibilities as well as
N- NH3; however,  supported by having low protozoa population and high VFA production  in  the  goat rumen  fluid,  the  PUFA-  diet  with  a  mixture  of  yeast  and
curcuma additives was considered the most potential diet.
4.  MILK YIELD AND COMPOSITION, AND BLOOD PARAMETERS OF LATE LACTATION DAIRY GOAT FED  POLYUNSATURATED FATTY
ACID DIET SUPPLEMENTED WITH YEAST AND C. xanthorrhiza Roxb ABSTRACT
The third experiment, in vivo, was to evaluate milk production and dairy goat health fed PUFA-diet supplemented with yeast of curcuma.  The application was using 20 crossbred
Ettawa  goats  in  the  late  lactation  selected  based  on  their  production  levels  and  grouped them in Randomized Block  design to receive 5  dietary treatments.  The treatments  were
no supplement PD0, 3 tablets of Asifit PDA, 5gd yeast PDY, 20gd curcuma PDC, and a  mix  of 5gd  yeast and 20gd  curcuma PDM in diets  containing  concentrate  with
PUFA  sources roasted  ground corn, roasted soy bean  meal, and corn  oil, soybean by- product, and King Grass.  Variables measured were  milk yield and composition, mastitis
status,  nutrient  digestibility,  and  blood  metabolites.    Milk  yield  was  recorded  daily  pre, during, and post treatment.  The PDC numerically had lower ether extract than that of mix
diet  and  showed  higher  crude  fiber  but  lower  ADF;  diet  with  yeast  had  lower  crude protein; and  mix  diet showed  lower P content.  Milk  yield  during treatment  numerically
was  higher  in  PDA  and  PDY.    Post  treatment,  these  milk  yields  were  higher  P0.05 than those in PDY and PDC; while the PDM was in between.  There were tendencies that
numerically  mix  diet  PDM  had  lower  milk  fat,  4  FCM,    protein    and  weight,  fat: protein  ratio,  dry  matter,  and  solid  non  fat,  but  it  showed  higher  lactose  and  Ca
percentage.    Mastitis  indicators    and  blood  metabolites  were  not  affected  by  treatments. However,  PDM  resulted  in  lowest  SCC,  higher  Hb,  PCV,  and  glucose  but  had  lower
prolactin  and  triglyceride.    In  PDM,  nutrient  intake  of    ether  extract  was  the  highest P0.05,  while  nutrient  digestibilities  were  mostly  affected  significantly  P0.05  or
P0.01.  The PDC had the  lowest DM, OM, CP, EE, and GE;  whereas PDY and PDM showed  higher  digestibilities.   As conclusion, a mix supplement  of 5gd self  made  dried
yeast    and  20gd  curcuma  powder  was  considered  reasonable  since  it  showed  a  better recovery in milk yield after treatment with progressing lactation in dairy goat.
Key words: curcuma, dairy goat health, milk yield and components, PUFA-diet,
yeast.
INTRODUCTION
Goat  is  gaining  its  popularity  as  an  alternative  milk  producer  due  to  its nutritional aspect of its milk.   Goat population in Indonesia reached 17,482,722 in
2011, with an increased  of 20.82 of that in 2007 DGLAH 2011.   Goat milk contributed  as  much  as  35  toward  world  milk  production  and  it  has  been  an
increase about 9 Weinstein 2005.  Goat milk is higher in short chain fatty acid of C4- C10 and medium chain of  C12- C16 Bouattour et al. 2008; whereas cow
milk  contains  higher  long  chain  fatty  acid  of  C18  Bernal-  Santos  et  al.  2010. Nutrient  contents  of  feed  determine  milk  composition  and  its  product.    In  low
forage and high concentrate diets, the low milk fat was improved and milk protein stabilized by the inclusion of 20 extruded soybean with the addition of sodium
bicarbonate    in  midlactation  goats  Schmidely  et  al.  2005.    Feeding  of  4.6 soybean  oil  was  reported  to  increase  milk  fat  and  milk  fatty  acid;  however,  dry
matter intake, milk yield, body weight, and body condition score were not affected in dairy goats Bouattour et al. 2008.
Yeast supplementation in ruminants has been reported with variable results, depending  upon  the  nature  of  diets  and  yeast  as  well  as  the  lactation  stage.
Wallace  et  al.  1994    described  some  increases  in  microbes  population,  fiber digestibility,  protein  microbes,  feed  intake,  nutrient  supply  into  digestive
track, eventually  improved  production  performance.      Positive  effects  of  yeast  were
found on rumen  volatile  fatty acid, dry  matter intake, crude protein, and organic matter  digestibility;  however  the  impaired  effect  on  decreasing  lactic  acid  could
be  overcomed  by  increasing  concentrate  in  diet  Desnoyers  et  al.  2009. Improved  nutrient  digestibility  and  quantatively  increased  fat  and  energy  milk
were  showed  by  yeast  supplementation  Saccharomyces  cereviseae  CNCM  1- 1077, 1.2 10
10
cfud in Holstein cows Bagheri et al. 2009,  increased milk yield with 20 gd in Holstein cows Sulistyowati et al. 2010
b
, and improved milk yield and milk fat with 50g RumiSacc in Holstein cows Yalcin et al. 2011.
Medicinal herbs have been applied to improve health status and production performance as they have galactogouge property and digestive process as reported
by  Mirzaei  and  Prasad  2011  that  low  dose  125mgkg  BW  of  polyherbal increased milk yield and kids performance.  Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb powder
15gkg concentrate was optimal  in  improving  milk  yield and  milk composition in Holstein cows Sulistyowati et al. 2011; whereas Sinaga et al. 2011 reported
that curcumin extract 160 ppm of C. domestica improved energy digestibility of ration,  decreased  rate  of  passage  such  that  the  retention  time  was  longer  and
increased  absorption  that  finally  improved  body  weight  in  pig.    Curcumin  was described  to  increase  bile  and  lipase  that  will  improve  fat  digestibility  and
decrease  cholesterol;  beside,  as  anti  pathogen  microbes,  improve  nutrient absorption  then  improve  production  performance  Bauwman  et  al.  1983.
Therefore,  it  would  be  beneficial  to  apply  either  yeast  or  curcuma  or  in combination in concentrate containing PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acid sources
to  evaluate  milk  yield,  milk  composition,  nutrient  digestibility,  and  blood metabolite in late lactation dairy goat.
MATERIALS AND METHODS Yeast, Curcuma,  and PUFA- Concentrate Analyses
Yeast supplement was prepared by combining some ingredients, rice flour, cassava  tuber,  sugar,  garlic,  Alpinia  galanga  Sw,  lemon  juice,  local  yeast
Bengkulu,  Indonesia,  and  water    based  on  modification  of  procedures  of Pusbangtepa    1981.      These  ingredients  were  all  mixed  thoroughly,  shaped  in
10g each,  let them dried under the sun  for about 10 hours.  This  made dry  yeast contained 3.6 10
7
cfug. Curcuma  powder  was  made  of  C.  xanthorrhiza  Roxb  tuber  which  was
sliced thinly, sun dried for about 4 hours, then oven dried in 60° C for 48 hours, grounded  and  refined.    The  powder  form  was  about  26.6  ww  out  of  fresh
curcuma.  Curcumin and tannin in the powder form of C. xanthorrhiza Roxb were analyzed and contained 0.8 and 1.58, respectively.
Diet  that  was  used  containing  of  the  PUFA-  concentrate  from  previous
experiment  combined  with  soybean  by-  product  that  was  used  to  be  fed  to  the dairy goat in the farm.  The PUFA- concentrate was designated for 30 kg lactating
dairy  goat  with  1kg  of  milk  production  NRC  1981.      Ground  corn  was  half roasted, while  soy bean meal was all roasted in 80° C for about 25 minutes until
turned light brown.  These roasted soy bean meal, roasted ground corn, and corn oil  were  intended as PUFA sources  containing of 50.35, 34.69, and 46.46
out of total  FAME fatty acid methyl esters, respectively.   Cassava meal was prepared  from  the  fresh  tubers,  thin  sliced,  sun  dried,  then  grinded  as  powder.
Soybean by product was in the form of the skin of soybean after an extrusion from boiling  it  provided  by  small  scale  tofu  industry.  Mixing  of  the  ingredients  was
started  from  the  smallest  portion,  manually  as  homogenized  as  possible.  Each treatment was prepared with an addition of respective supplement.
Treatments, Experimental Design, and Animals
Treatments  were  based  on  the  basic  diet  containing  the  same  PUFA- concentrate  and  soybean  by-  product  as  PUFA-  diet  PD.    The  PUFA-  ration
formula and nutrient contents are delivered in Table 4.1.
Table 4.1 Ingredients and nutrient composition of PUFA-diet containing Asifit,
yeast and C. xanthorrhiza Roxb for dairy goat
Ingredients : PD0
PDA PDY
PDC PDM
KG Rice bran
18.42 18.42
18.42 18.42
18.42 -
Ground corn 15.79
15.79 15.79
15.79 15.79
- Soy bean meal
7.89 7.89
7.89 7.89
7.89 -
Cassava meal 7.89
7.89 7.89
7.89 7.89
- Soy bean by-product
27.49 27.49
27.49 27.49
27.49 -
Corn oil 2.11
2.11 2.11
2.11 2.11
- Mineral
0.53 0.53
0.53 0.53
0.53 -
King grass KG 19.88
19.88 19.88
19.88 19.88
- Asifit
- 0.22
- -
- -
Yeast -
- 0.5
- 0.5
Curcuma powder -
- -
2.0 2.0
Nutrients  DM basis: Drymatter
94.13 94.13
93.96 93.72
94.06 92.24
Ash 8.48
8.48 7.96
7.82 8.21
11.65 Crude protein
15.27 15.27
14.11 15.33
15.04 13.42
Ether extract 7.66
7.66 8.14
7.96 8.77
3.22 Crude fiber
13.30 13.30
14.57 18.60
14.51 31.32
NFE 49.12
49.12 49.18
44.0 47.60
32.64 ADF
29.07 29.07
29.54 48.18
29.35 78.99
Gross energyMcalkg 3.84
3.84 3.86
3.83 3.90
3.71 Ca
0.61 0.61
1.20 1.02
0.84 0.7
P 0.47
0.47 0.53
0.57 0.29
0.13 CaP
1.30 1.30
2.26 1.79
2.90 0.64
Tannin 0.487
0.487 0.492
0.491 0.491
- Curcumin
- -
- 0.13
0.11 -
S. cereviseae10
-6
cfug 1.6
1.6 7.3
1.2 4.0
-
PUFA- diet without supplements PD0, with 3 Asifit tablets PDA, 0.5 yeast PDY, 2 curcuma  PDC, mix of 0.5 yeast and 2 curcuma PDM
Basal diet was a mixture of PUFA- concentrate and soybean by- product as PUFA- diet PD. The basal diet without supplements designated as PD0, added
with 3 tabletsdairy goat of Asifit PDA, 0.5yeast PDY, 2curcuma powder PDC,  0.5  yeast  and  2  curcuma  powder  PDM.        Asifit,  a  tablet  of  food
supplement for a woman  in  lactation, contains of 114  mg  Sauropus androgynus, 20 µg vitamin B12, 15 mg vitamin B6, 2.5 mg vitamin B2,  and 10 mg vitamin B1
produced  commercially  by  Kimia  Farma,  Indonesia.    King  grass  or  Panicum maximum
contributed around 19-20 to the overall diet in each treatment. The  study  was  conducted  according  to  a  Complete  Block  design  of  5
treatments and 4 replications, with 14 days  for adaptation, 21 days  for sampling and data recording, and 21 days post   treatment was also for data recording. The
dairy  goats  used  were  PE  Ettawa  Crossed,  blocked  according  to  their  milk production.    During  the  experiment,  each  of  20  goats  was  kept  individually,
provided with feed twice of 0.5kg PUFA- concentrate and 1kg fresh soybean by- product  at  07.00  am  and  03.00  pm.    Forage  was  given  2kggoat  at  afternoon
feeding.  Orts of concentrate and forage were weighed in the next morning.  Water was given during the afternoon time.  Supplements, 3 tablets of Asifit were given
orally to the respected goats  in the  morning  feeding; whereas  yeast, curcuma, or combination  of  both  was  put  as  topping  on  the  mixture  of  PUFA-  concentrate.
Goats were  in late lactation of 4.6 ± 0.55 months, had  pre treatment milk yield of 506.4 ± 19.2 gd, body weight of 46 ± 5.34 kg.  The goats were hand milked twice
at  06.00  am  and  02.00  pm  and  milk  yield  was  recorded  each  morning  in  each individual  stall.  Goat  assignment  for  each  treatment  was  done  randomly.
Temperature  and  moisture  around  the  housing  in  the  upper  land  of  Bogor,  west Java, were recorded in the am and pm times daily using Hygrometer.  The average
temperature  and  moisture  during  the  experiment  were  26.94
C  and  78.83, respectively.
Measurement, Sampling, Nutrient and Statistical Analysis
Voluntary feed intake was recorded throughout the experiment, but only the last  7  days  were  considered  for  data  analysis  as  they  were  at  the  same  days  for
feces  collection.    The  samples  of  diets  concentrate  and  forage  and  feces  were oven dried 60
C for 24 hours, ground finely 1mm sieved size analyzed for  dry matter DM, organic matter OM,  crude protein CP by Kjeldhal method,  and
ether extract EE by Soxhlet  method AOAC 1990.  Cell wall  content of   acid detergent  fiber  ADF  were  determined  according  to  Van  Soest  et  al.  1991.
Curcumin  was determined  by maceration method in successive steps with orange color  as  the  final  indicator  Sutrisno  et  al.,  2008.    Tannin  was  analyzed  by  a
modification  of  Folin-    Ciocalteu  method  Harborne  1987.    Calcium  was determined  by  using  Atomic  Absorbance  AA7000  Shimadzu  Co.  Serial  no  A
306647-00345.  Phosphor was prepared by wet ashing method and quantified by
using  Spectrophotometer  UV-200  RS  UV  VIS  LW  Scientific.    Milk  yield  was recorded daily before, during, and after treatment period.  Sampling of individual
milk was collected  from two consecutive  milkings of the afternoon and the  next morning of the last day of collection period.  Milk samples were preserved in the
refrigerator for  later analyses of density Lactodensimeter, fat Gerber  method, dry matter DM obtained by using Fleischman  formula of DM    = 1.311 x
fat  +  2.738  X  100  x  density-1density;  solid  non  fat  SNF,    =  DM-  fat; protein  = fat2 +1.4.  Lactose was determined according to the procedure of
Teles et al. 1978.
Somatic  cell  count  was  analysed  by  Breed  method;  mastitis  test  was  done using  IPB-1  reagent  test  Sudarwanto  and
Sudarnika 2008.    This  test  was  a
modification of subclinical  mastitis test of  AMP and CMT.  Scorings of  mastitis were  +1 starting to clot , +2 clot, and +3 glutinous.  Total plate count TPC
microbe  was  conducted  by  pour  plate  method  using  plate  count  agar  PCA;
Staphylococcus aureus analyzed by using Vogel Johnson agar VJA according to
Veterinary Community Health Laboratory- IPB procedures. Blood  samples  were  drawn  from  jugular  vein  into  heparinized  vacutainer
tubes of each goat at the 35 day of the treatment.  Blood parameters were analyzed for prolactin ELISA method using Spectrophotometer Human Diagnostic- USA,
modified in 2007, glucose and triglyceride GOD-PAP method using Cobas 111 Roche  diagnostic  Ltd.    Switzerland-  2010.    Blood  profile  was  determined  for
hemoglobin Merckotest® method using Spectrophotometer, pack cell volume or PCV  Microhematocrite  method,  erythrocyte  and  leukocyte  Macrohematocrite
Wintrobe method.  Erythrocyte part was diluted in Hayem solution and leukocyte diluted  in  Turk  solution,  each  then  calculated  using  Hemositometer  Neubauer.
Differentiation of  leukocytes Giemsa solution coloring method contained of neutrophyle    neutral  granule,  smooth,  stick  when  young,  segmented  when  old,
eosinophyle big red granule, basophile big blue granule, and  monocyte  curvy core  cell,  bluish,  and  abundant  cytoplasm.      This  profile  was  determined
according  to  the  procedures  of  Physiology  Laboratory  of  Veterinary  Medicine- IPB
. These are some acitivities done during this experiment as shown  in Figure
4.1.
Data  were  tabulated  and  analyzed  for  variance;  any  differences  detected were tested  by Duncan Multiple Range Test DMRT in  significances of P0.05
and P0.01 according to Lentner and Bishop 1986. a                 b               c                  d                 e                 f
Figure 4.1
Some activities done during the experiment: a PE goat; b additives; c diets; d blood; e milk; f feces samples
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Some  significant  differences  P0.05  or  P0.01    were    observed  either due to the treatment or the blocking of the goat, especially in milk production and
milk composition.  The observed treatments were affected significantly mostly in nutrient intakes  and nutrient digestibilities.
Diets Chemical Composition
The  chemical  composition  of  diets  applied  in  this  in  vivo  experiment  is presented in Table 4.2, showing that crude protein CP  averaged about 15.00 ±
0.46; all  diets  were  moderately  higher  than  required    for  dairy  goat  NRC,
1981.            The  diets  provided    markedly  higher  dry  matter  DM,  was  around 5.07  of  body  weight.    Comparing  to  diets  with  no  or  other  supplements,  the
yeast  PDY and  mixture of  yeast and  curcuma  powder PDM diets contained higher ether extract 0.33 and 0.96, respectively.
Nutrient Intakes and Digestibility
Intakes  of  dry  matter  DM,  organic  matter  OM,  crude  protein  CP, crude  fiber  CF,  nitrogen  free  extract  NFE,  acid  detergent  fiber  ADF,  and
gross  energy  GE  were  not  affected  significantly  by  dietary  treatments  Table 4.2.  However, ether extract EE in PDM was the highest P0.05; whereas Ca
and P  in PDY were the highest P0.01.
Consistent effects were found in feces of goat with curcuma diet PDC as it is in Table 4.3.  Its lowest moisture and ash quantitatively correlated with  highest
dry matter,  organic matter, ether extract, and crude protein.  These high nutrient contents  in  feces  were  in  contrast  with  the  lower  intakes  of  these  nutrients.
Apparently  that  they  were  not  being  digested  maximally  such  that  they  were excreted in the feces.
Table 4.2
Effects of feedingPUFA-diets supplemented with asifit, yeast and C. xanthorrhiza
Roxb on nutrient intakes of dairy goats Intakes gd
PD0 PDA
PDY PDC
PDM SEM
P Dry matter
1228.95 1128.92
1273.07 1153.94
1239.94 60.88
NS Organic matter
1114.60 1023.76
1159.02  1054.85 1127.59
55.29 NS
Crude protein 181.74
166.89 177.25
172.49 181.52
6.33 NS
Ether extract 79.94
ab
73.28
a
86.67
bc
80.90
abc
91.06
c
6.79 Crude fiber
221.08 203.72
243.23 244.02
231.51 16.85
NS ADF
516.91 476.58
546.55 442.55
516.27 40.51
NS Ca
7.78
a
7.15
a
13.55
c
11.03
b
9.99
b
2.58 P
6.32b
c
5.81
b
7.13
c
6.74
bc
4.67
a
0.95
PUFA-  diet  without  supplements  PD0,  with  3  Asifit  tablets  PDA,  0.5  yeast  PDY,  2  curcuma PDC, mix of 0.5 yeast and 2 curcuma PDM.   P0.05;  P0.01; NS: not significant.
Nutrients digestibility of  dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, ether extract, crude fiber, NFE, ADF,  gross energy, and TDN were showed statistically
the highest P0.05 in yeast diet PDY and slightly lower found in the mix diet PDM;  except Ca and P were detected the highest in this diet  Table 4.4.
Data showed that  improved  nutrient digestibility  as a result of    increased nutrient  intake  that  followed  by  increased  milk  yield  Table  4.5.  Response  on
intakes of  yeast supplementation  have been summarized as variable Desnoyers et al
. 2009.   There was no effects of  dietary live yeast alone 1.2 10
10
cfud or in  combination  with  mannan-oligosaccharide  32  gd  on  dry  matter  intake  and
milk  yield of  lactating Holstein Bagheri  et al. 2009.   In  contrast, the result of yeast  diet  PDY  intakes  in  this  present  study  tended  to  be  the  highest  in  dry
Table 4.3 Effects of feeding PUFA-diets supplemented with asifit, yeast and
C. xanthorrhiza Roxb on nutrient composition of feces of dairy goats
Nutrients PD0
PDA PDY
PDC PDM
Moisture 5.81
5.51 6.31
5.42 5.62
Dry matter 94.20
94.49 93.49
94.59 94.39
Ash 17.37
16.86 16.54
15.00 16.30
Organic matter 76.67
77.80 77.06
79.75 77.81
Ether extract 4.47
3.05 3.30
4.61 3.34
Crude protein 12.49
12.44 12.24
14.13 12.58
Crude fiber 28.03
28.36 27.56
28.08 29.55
NFE 31.84
33.78 34.06
32.77 32.62
Gross  energy  kcalg 3724
4002 4010
3976 3904
ADF 75.02
73.15 65.60
59.92 64.07
Ca 1.29
0.84 0.96
0.88 0.56
P 0.66
0.40 0.56
0.41 0.30
PUFA-  diet  without  supplements  PD0,  with  3  Asifit  tablets  PDA,  0.5  yeast  PDY,  2  curcuma PDC, mix of 0.5 yeast and 2 curcuma PDM.
Table 4.4 Effects of feding PUFA-diets supplemented with asifit, yeast and
C. xanthorrhiza Roxb on nutrient digestibility of dairy goats
Digestibility
PD0 PDA
PDY PDC
PDM
SEM P
Dry matter 77.09
ab
78.66
abc
84.82
c
73.77
a
83.49
bc
4.57 Organic matter
76.89
ab
78.46
abc
84.53
c
73.31
a
83.26
bc
4.62 Crude protein
79.46
b
81.00
b
85.76
b
73.80
ab
84.96
ab
4.81 Ether extract
83.30
a
89.40
b
92.13
b
81.81
a
92.05
b
4.88 Crude fiber
62.04
a
64.31
a
76.64
b
63.06
a
72.25
ab
6.43 NFE
82.82
ab
83.07
ab
87.64
b
78.24
a
87.00
b
3.79 ADF
56.53
a
60.60
ab
75.25
c
56.31
a
72.98
bc
9.13 Ca
50.45
a
70.04
b
85.37
c
74.50
b
87.83
c
14.92 P
68.76
a
82.42
b
83.79
b
80.52
b
86.03
b
6.76 TDN
72.42
a
74.07
ab
79.89
b
69.94
a
79.37
b
4.36
PUFA-  diet  without  supplements  PD0,  with  3  Asifit  tablets  PDA,  0.5  yeast  PDY,  2  curcuma PDC, mix of 0.5 yeast and 2 curcuma PDM.   P0.05;  P0.01.
.
matter and organic matters, crude fiber, and NFE.  This has been supported by its high milk yield, 4 FCM, and protein weight Table 4.5. The supplementation of
yeast  rich  in    S.  cereviseae,  B  vitamins,  and  amino  acids  has  been  reported  to stabilize  ruminal  fermentation,  increased  rumen  pH,  and  altered  VFA  levels
William  et  al.  1991  that  eventually  improve  milk  production  and  milk component.
Dietary yeast supplement stimulated rumen microbes growth, increased the use  of    N-  ammonia  for  protein  rumen  microbes,  and  increased  digestibility  of
fiber,  increased  feed  intakes  and  nutrient  supply  to  the  gut  and  improved  blood metabolites,  eventually  increased  production    Wallace  et  al.  1994.
Supplementation  of  yeast only  or  in  combination  in  this  treatment  did  affect  the goats reflecting the nature of diets, phase of lactation, feeding regime, yeast type
and level, forage type and level, and environment condition as stated by
Yalçın et al
. 2011. In terms of tannin and curcumin contents  in the rations,  yeast only PDY,
curcuma  only  PDC,  or  in  combination  with  curcuma  PDM  seemed  to  affect intakes  and  digestibility  of  ether  extract  that  were  higher  P0.05  than  that  in
basal diet or Asifit diet.  These supported the result of tannin and saponin sources from  Yucca  schidigera  that  increased  digestibility  of  DM,  GE,  CP,  and  ADF
Holtshausen et al. 2009.
Total  digestible  nutrient  TDN  of  PDY  and  PDM  were  markedly  higher 79.89  and  79.37,  respectively  than  that  in  other  diets,  such  as  being  the
lowest  in  PDC  69.94.    The  results  indicated    that  supplementation  of  yeast only  or  in  combination  with  curcuma  was  more  efficient  in  stimulating  the
digestion of  nutrients than that with curcuma only.
To  correlate  with,  the  high  nutrient  contents  DM,  OM,  CP,  EE,  CF,  and GE  in  feces  of  the  goat  with  curcuma  diet    PDC,  consequently  showed  the
opposite  effects  by  giving  the  lowest  digestibility  P0.05  or  P0.01  of  these nutrients.  This  might  be  as  the  result  of  the  nature  of  curcuma  powder  given  on
top  of  the  concentrate  that  would  taste  bitter    and  smell    strong  that  the  goat avoided  or  by  passing  it  in  such  a  way  that  the  nutrients  in  the  diet  would  be
decreasingly  digested.    In  contrast, the  most  nutrient  digestibility  values  both  in yeast diet PDY and mix diet PDM were significantly high P0.05 or P0.01,
suggesting  that  yeast  stimulated  the  fermentation  better  either  singly  or  in combination with curcuma.  These diets were showing higher digestibilities in dry
matter, and crude fiber compared to that of  1.2 10
10
cfud  yeast diet in Holstein dairy  cows  as  reported  by  Bagheri  et  al.  2009.     This  suggested  that the  yeast
concentration  of  1.8  10
8
cfud  could  be  considered  as  the  appropriate  level  for improving nutrient digestibility in the late lactation goat in our study.
Milk Yield,  Milk Component, and Milk Microbiology
Milk  yield  and  composition  are  shown  in  Table  4.5.    Milk  yield  is calculated  in  gram after the application of  milk density of  each treatment.  There
were tendencies of decreasing milk yield as the time of lactation were progressing.
Any  supplementation  did  not  affect  significantly  on  milk  yield  pre  and during treatment.   In contrast,  in post treatment, the milk yield was hold in better
quantity  with  Asifit,  yeast,  and  mix  diets;  whereas  no  supplement  and  curcuma diet goats were decreasing sharply  P0.05  Figure 4.2.
Table 4.5 Effects of feeding PUFA-diet supplemented with asifit, yeast and
C. xanthorrhiza Roxb on milk yield and composition of dairy goats
Variables
PDO PDA
PDY PDC
PDM SEM
P
Milk yield gd Pre treatment
513 520
520 505
474 19
NS
During treatment
391 524
521 372
378 78
NS
Post treatment
105
a
572
b
526
b
90
a
324
ab
226
Persistency
77.1 102.2
101.7 68.6
78.4 15.4
NS
Milk fat
6.83 6.65
6.73 6.60
6.15 0.26
NS
4 FCM g
548 722
729 512
477 120
NS
Protein
4.81 4.73
4.76 4.70
4.48 0.13
NS
Protein g
18.5 24.4
24.6 17.3
16.1 4.0
NS
Fat: Protein
1.42 1.40
1.41 1.40
1.37 0.02
NS
Dry matter
11.89 11.63
11.78 11.83
10.93 0.39
NS
Solid non fat
5.06 4.98
5.05 5.24
4.78 0.16
NS
Lactose
3.33 4.77
2.79 4.19
5.41 1.06
-
Lactose g
14.89 24.60
14.22 18.53
21.06 4.33
NS
Ca
0.095 0.114
0.114 0.115
0.118 0.009
-
Ca g
0.42 0.59
0.58 0.51
0.46 0.07
NS
P
0.114 0.129
0.145 0.173
0.152 0.022
-
P g
0.510 0.665
0.739 0.765
0.592 0.110
NS
CaP
0.83 0.88
0.79 0.66
0.78 0.08
NS PUFA- diet without supplements PD0, with 3 Asifit tablets PDA, 0.5 yeast PDY, 2
curcuma PDC, mix of 0.5  yeast and 2 curcuma PDM.   P0.05;  P0.01; NS: not significant.
Figure 4.2
Milk production along the research pre, during, and post treatment
However, they were different significantly P0.05 due to blocking of the goat.    Blocking  were  supposed  to  reduce  variability  of  milk  yield  and  milk
components among the goats. Contrary,  after  the  treatments,  diets  with  Asifit  PDA  and  yeast  PDY
were significantly higher P0.05 than that in no supplement, mix, and curcuma diets.  The decreasing  milk  yield was deeper across time  in curcuma  diet PDC
than  other  treatments.    This  was  supported  by  its  lowest  persistency  68.6. However, there  was  a  synergistic  effect  when  it  was  mixed  with  yeast, the  milk
yield was improved as high as 360.  This high milk yield produced by dairy goat in  late  lactation  fed  with  diets  containing  yeast  singly  or  in  combination  with
curcuma  or Asifit containing Sauropus androgynus and high in vitamin B might be  due  to  improved  rumen  metabolism  as  the  result  of  microbial  function
especially S. cereviseae and vitamin B in the yeast.  At the same time, bio actives tannin,  curcumin,  saponin,  and  others  found    in  these  herbs  might  depress
unwanted  microbes  such  as  protozoa,  therefore  the  nutrient  in  flow  would  be much  more  effectively  converted  into  milk  and  eventually  will  affect  milk
composition  as  reviewed  by  Francis  et  al.  2002.      Over  all,  milk  yield  of  late lactation  Ettawa  goats  in  this  study  were  about  35.54  of  that  in  late  lactation
British Saanen goat Singh and Ludri 2002.
Curcumin  and  tannin  contents  of  these  diets  were  decreasing  average  of 16.25    and    27.33  out  of  its  pure  curcuma  powder  0.8  and  1.58,
respectively.    The  lowest  ether  extract  in  curcuma  diet  PDC  seemed  to  be  the effect of curcumin blocking this nutrient that in some ways this was preferred for
any healthy reason.   Tannin contents of the diets were much lower  than that in polyherbal  supplements  3.69  in  cross  bred  dairy  goat  as  reported  by  Mirzaei
and Prasad 2011.
Curcuma  supplementation,  singly  or  in  combination  with  yeast  in  this present  study  produced  milk  19.43  than  that  in  crossbred  goat  with  high
polyherbal  combination  11.15  gd.    This  level  of  herb  reduced  milk  yield significantly compared to that with half level in that study as reported by Mirzaei
and Prasad 2011, meaning that the level in this treatment was four times higher that could have been too high for an optimal level in producing milk yield of the
goat.  This  was  in  coherence  with  the  previous  level  of  15  g  curcumakg concentrate was the optimal level for milk production in dairy cow Sulistyowati
et  al
.  2011.      Meanwhile,  Sinaga  et  al.  2011    reported  the  optimal  dose  160 ppm of curcumin extract of C. domestica increased energy digestibility of ration,
reduced  rate  of  passage  of  the  feed  in  the  digestive  tract  so  that  its  absorption improved,  decreased  coliform  and  total  bacteria  in  feces,  eventually  increased
body weight, but did not affect HDL level in pig.
Milk  fat  of  dairy  goat  fed  high  concentrate  diet  80    with  or  without supplement  in  the  present  study  was  higher  6.59  ±  0.26  than  other  finding.
Milk  protein    content  averaged  of  4.696  ±  0.13  equaled  to  20.18  ±  0.13gd were relatively unaffected.
High  contents  of  ether  extract  were  as  the  result  of  fatty  sources incorporated  in  each  diet.    These  contents  were  even  much  higher  average  of
8.04 compared to that in 20 extruded soybean diet 5.19 for lactating goat Schmidely et al. 2005.  These results confirmed that roasted corn grain, roasted
soybean meal, and corn oil did increase fat content of the diets.  This could be a
beneficial  effect  to  improve  low  fat  milk  when  fed  to  dairy  goat  with  high concentrate.    The  ADF  of  the  0.5  yeast  diet  contained  more  than  twice  higher
that diet with 50g Rumisacc Yalç ın et al. 2011.  Populations of S. cereviseae in
diets  with  yeast  and  mix  diet  were    unusually  higher  than  diets  with  no  herbal supplementation.  This  is  in the opposite with the previous result using curcuma
fluid  in  a  block  supplement  that  caused  a  decrease  in  total  fungi  with  the increasing level of this herb Sulistyowati et al. 2008
b
. High  fat  contents  in  this  present  treatment  were  as  the  effect  of  PUFA-
sources  roasted  corn,  roasted  soybean  meal,  and  corn  oil  supplementation  in diets fed for the goat at late lactation.  This is on the contrary to other finding that
high  concentrate  70  with  20  extruded  soybean  produced  low  milk  fat  of 3.69 in dairy goat Schmidely et al. 2005, whereas, diet containing soybean oil
produced higher  milk  fat of 5.24  in dairy goat Bouattour  et al. 2008.  These findings of higher milk fat out of high concentrate low fiber supplemented with
these  PUFA  sources  could  be  a  practical  solution  for  low  fat  milk  producer. Supplementing fat sources to mid
– late lactation goats increased milk fat content markedly  +0.057  or  5.7gkg,  whereas  milk  production  was  not  affected
Chilliard et al. 2003.  This could be the reason for the opposite phenomenon that in  late lactation when there  is a  low dilution effect due to  decreasing  milk  yield.
The dairy goat with yeast PDY diet showed second high fat percentage but had quantitatively  highest  4  FCM  729gd,  this  was  about  18.50  of  that  with
extruded soybean.
Milk protein content was higher than that in extruded soybean Schmidely et al
.  2005  and  soybean  oil  Bouattour  et  al.  2008,  however  in  weight  basis,  the present  study  produced  lower  milk  protein  due  to  lower  milk  yield.    Fat
supplementation  usually  suppress  milk  protein  content  as  it  happened  in  these diets, in which mostly the milk fat and milk protein stayed relatively at the same
levels.    Milk  lactose  in  the  same  late  lactation  goat  but  different  breed  was detected within the range, while the average milk fat and protein were higher than
that as reported  by Singh and Ludri 2002.
Ratio of Ca: P in all diets were above the standard of  1.2 : 1 as required for goat according to NRC 1981.  Diet with yeast and in combination with curcuma
contained relatively the same higher level than other diets.  This might be due to the  effect of  the  yeast  in  fermenting  the  diet  including  the  curcuma  that  made  it
higher in its ratio.   Consequently, this supported the Ca intake that was markedly the highest 42. 69 found  in the  yeast diet PDY; while the curcuma and the
mix  diets  relatively  contained  the  same  levels.  Meaning  that,  the  curcuma supplement  contributed  some  amount  of  Ca  higher than  Asifit  or  no  supplement
diets.
Over  all  comparison,  the  mix  diet  PDM,  yeast  and  curcuma  consistently tended to show the lowest content of milk fat, FCM, protein, fatprotein ratio, dry
matter, and solid non fat SNF; however, its lactose 5.41 and Ca percentages were  quantitatively  the  highest.    Milk  lactose  was  found  the  lowest  2.79  in
yeast  diet  PDY  which  was  unlikely  since  the  yeast  supposedly  fermented carbohydrate more than other diets without yeast.
Mammary Health and Hygienic Status
Some indicators of mammary health and hygienic status of the goats during treatment
Table 4.6 were not significantly different.  Somatic cell count SCC
decreased progressively in milk of goat with  yeast, curcuma, and mix diet.  The lowest  6.2  10
5
ml  was  found  in  the  mix  diet,  whereas  the  highest 79.3
10
5
ml was  detected  in  milk  of  goat  with  Asifit  diet.
One  of  contagious  pathogens, Staph.  aureus,
was  found  the  highest  222.0  cfu  10
2
ml  on  the  contrary  of  the lowest  SCC  in  milk  of  goat  with  mix  supplement.  This  was  more  due  to
environment effects.
Samples  that  contained  S.  aureus  were  defined  as  intramammary  infection IMI  according  to  NMC  1999.      Milk  of  this  treatment  also  contained  the
highest total plate count TPC of 5.05 cfu 10
3
ml.   These results suggested that with  the  lowest  SCC  level  in  goat  with  mix  diet,  the  samples  were  classified
between  5-  6  level  in  Linear  Score  system  with  45  potential  loss  of  milk production  Ingalls  2001.    All  milk  showed  SCC  scores  6.2  10
5
-  7.9  10
6
cells were  higher  than  1  10
6
cellsml  indicating  an  infection  or  mastitis  Bytyqi  et  al. 2010.   There  is  a  different  relationship  between  the  SCC  level  the  lowest  and
milk components that were also the lowest happened in samples of goat in the mix yeast  and  curcuma  diet  PDM.    This  was  supposed  in  contrast  of  which  high
SCC milk shows a negative impact on milk component Sharma et al. 2011.   On the  other  way,  this  lowest  SCC  milk  showed  the  highest  lactose  content  as  it  is
otherwise  stated by Harmon 1994.   The antimicrobial  function of curcumin  in the  diet  curcuma  only  or  in  combination  with  yeast  seemed  to  work  well  in
suppressing  the  SCC.    However,  milk  production  with  curcuma  diet  was  the lowest 90 gd but improved  324 gd when combined with yeast.    This herbal
supplement    supported    the  result  of  organic  operating  farm  EU  and  USA protocol  that  after  six  months  of  practicing  the  system,  there  was  a  significant
decrease in bacterial isolates found in milk of dairy cow  Suriyasathaporn 2010. Concerns of high SCC milk is not only for the animals but also to human health
through consuming especially the raw milk.
Table 4.6 Effects of feeding PUFA-diets supplemented with asifit, yeast and
C. xanthorrhiza Roxb on microbial composition and mastitis indicator
of dairy goats
Variable PD0
PDA  PDY PDC  PDM  SEM
P SCC cells 10
5
ml 71.8
79.3 57.1
18.5 6.2
3.27 NS
Mastitis score 2.5
2.5 2.5
2.5 1.25
0.54 NS
Staph. aureus cfu 10
2
ml 15.9
2.31 16.5
2.7 222.0  95.35
NS TPC cfu 10
3
ml 2.68
1.88 2.7
1.85 5.05
1.32 NS
PUFA- diet without supplements PD0, 3 tablets of Asifit PDA, 0.5 yeast PDY, 2 curcuma PDC, 0.5 yeast and 2 curcuma  PDM. NS: not significant.
Blood Profile and Blood Metabolite
Nutritional  aspects  determine  hematological  status  of  an  animal  which eventually  reflects  its  production  and  health.    In  this  study,  there  were  no
significant effects of supplementation on all blood profile Table 4.7.  However, blood profile averages of Hb 9.6 gdl and PCV 25.42  were within the normal
range of Hb 9- 13 gdl and PCV 23- 33.
The mix diet  PDM showed quantitatively the highest blood Hb and PCV, with the second highest of erythrocyte and the second lowest after the Asifit diet,
while  their  leucocyte  were  at the  same  level.    This  showed  that  supplement  rich with  vitamin  B in  Asifit and  yeast combined with herbs,  Sauropus androgynus
or C. xanthorrhiza Roxb will stimulate erythrocyte production and suppressed any infection indicated by lower leucocyte and lymphocyte.
Differentiation of leucocytes revealed that PDM had the second lowest after the  Asifit diet and the  highest  in  neutrophyle within the range of 30- 48 and
monocyte  within  the  range  of  0-  4.    The  blood  metabolites  of  glucose  and triglyceride in this study were higher than that in grazing  goat Khaled 1999 and
in goat with tea supplement Zhong et al. 2011.
Prolactin in this present study was lower than that in late lactation 120- 150 days goat 4.71- 5.88 ngml Singh and Ludri, 2002.  In contrast, prolactin was
found  the  highest  4.18  ngml  in  diet  with  no  supplements  PD0  but  its  milk yield was about the same as that in yeast, curcuma, and their combination during
the treatment with lower prolactin.
Blood triglyceride of goat with yeast diet 37.0 mgdl was about 4.53 times higher than that in Rumisacc diet
Yalçın et al. 2011.  Glucose was the highest in mix  diet  PDM,  while  blood  prolactin  in  goat  with  this  diet  was  the  lowest.
However,  this  milk  yield  was  plunging  markedly  P0.05  even  though  its prolactin was that high after the treatment.
Table 4.7
Effects of feeding PUFA-diets supplemented with asifit, yeast and C. xanthorrhiza
Roxb on blood parameters of dairy goats
Variable PD0
PDA PDY
PDC PDM
SEM P
Hemoglobin gdl 9.65
9.17 9.89
9.36 9.97
0.34 NS
PCV 25.89
24.63 26.48
22.81  27.30 1.75
NS Erythrocyte 10
6
mm
3
16.60 19.57
17.67 18.91  19.36
1.26 NS
Leucocyte 10
3
mm
3
14.45 12.53
13.19 15.19  12.53
1.19 NS
Differentiations of Leucocyte Lymphocyte
52.75 39.00
44.50 42.50  40.67
5.36 NS
Neutrophyle 38.00
50.00 49.50
48.25 51.00
5.32 NS
Monocyte 2.75
4.00 2.75
2.50 4.33
0.84 NS
Eosinophyle 6.50
7.00 3.25
6.75 4.00
1.74 NS
Basophyle -
- -
- -
Glucose mgdl 53.75
50.25 47.25
54.75  58.00 4.15
NS Triglyceride mgdl
25.50 25.00
37.00 32.50  28.75
5.04 NS
Prolactin ngml 4.18
3.58 3.58
2.99 1.64
0.07 NS
PUFA-  diet  without  supplements  PD0,  with  3  Asifit  tablets  PDA,  0.5  yeast  PDY,  2  curcuma PDC, mix of 0.5 yeast and 2 curcuma PDM; NS: not significant.
Blood  glucose  58  mg100  ml  in  goat  with  the  mix  diet  was  exactly  the same  level  as  in 56gd XP  yeast diet  in dairy cow Hristov  et al. 2010, but was
slightly higher than that in dairy goat Singh and Ludri 2002.   Yeast diet PDY, in  contrast,    showed  the  lowest  blood  glucose  as  it  was  reflected  by  the  lowest
milk  lactose  and  highest  triglyceride.    The  PUFA  diet  supplemented  with  PDM mix of yeast and curcuma improved the physiological status of the goats showed
by  the  high  metabolite  yield  of  glucose.      Therefore,  prolactin  only,  without support of a good amount of milk precursor  will not improve milk yield.  On the
other hand, yeast contained S. cereviseae that was important during fermentation in  rumen,  while  curcuma  powder  contained  curcumin  acting  as  antimicrobial,
such as suppressing protozoa in the rumen in such a way that nutrient metabolism process  was  improved,  eventually  the  blood  metabolites,  milk  yield,  and  milk
composition will be improved as well.  Therefore, a synergistic function between both supplements gave a positive impact in the blood values of the goats.
CONCLUSION
A  mix  supplement  of  0.5  yeast    and  2  curcuma  powder  is  considered good  since  it  showed  a  better  recovery  in  milk  yield  post  treatment  with
progressing lactation in dairy goat.  Besides, it showes some tendencies of lower milk fat, 4 FCM, and SCC; higher lactose and Ca percentages; higher Hb, PCV,
and glucose in blood; higher ether extract intakes and Ca digestibility, supported by relatively high nutrient digestibility in most nutrients.
                