Table 3.

The least squares mean ( $\stackrel{\mathrm{‾}}{x}$ , LSM) and the standard error of the mean (SEM) for the effects of fenugreek supplementation on performance, milk composition, and serum parameters in goats.

Item	CON		FG		$P$  value
	$N=\mathrm{20}$		$N=\mathrm{20}$
	$\stackrel{\mathrm{‾}}{x}$	SEM	$\stackrel{\mathrm{‾}}{x}$	SEM
DMI (kg d ${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$ )	1.69	0.079	1.58	0.075	0.293
CPI (g d ${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$ )	286.08	12.742	266.56	13.366	0.293
MEI (Mcal ME d ${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$ )	4.40	0.196	4.11	0.205	0.293
LW (kg)	40.7	0.500	41.1	0.561	0.581
Milk yield (kg d ${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$ )	1.41	0.049	1.36	0.055	0.507
Milk
3.5 % FCM (kg d ${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$ )	1.28	0.032	1.41	0.036	0.008
ECM (kg d ${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$ )	1.09	0.019	1.19	0.0203	0.001
Fat (%)	3.86	0.152	4.41	0.166	0.012
Fat (kg d ${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$ )	0.51	0.013	0.60	0.013	0.000
Protein (%)	2.86	0.033	2.94	0.036	0.076
Protein (kg d ${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$ )	0.39	0.028	0.43	0.029	0.030
Lactose (%)	4.31	0.049	4.43	0.053	0.069
Lactose (kg d ${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$ )	0.59	0.042	0.61	0.044	0.014
Total solids (%)	11.80	0.238	12.58	0.262	0.022
Non-fat solids (%)	7.81	0.090	8.03	0.098	0.069
Milk energy value (kcal kg ${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$ )	253.74	0.598	259.33	0.669	0.000
Feed efficiency	0.82	0.032	0.88	0.035	0.148
3.5 % FCM  $/$  DMI	0.77	0.021	0.91	0.024	0.000
ECM  $/$  DMI	0.70	0.017	0.81	0.019	0.000
Serum concentration
Cholesterol (mg dL ${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$ )	70.04	1.928	62.21	1.971	0.006
Triglyceride (mg dL ${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$ )	55.21	0.786	51.98	0.803	0.005

The abbreviations used in the table are as follows: DMI – dry matter intake, CPI – crude protein intake, MEI – metabolizable energy intake, LW – live weight, FCM – fat-corrected milk, and ECM – energy-corrected milk.