ArticleVeterinary and animal science2023
Impact of corn silage substitution for dry alfalfa on milk fatty acid profile, nitrogen utilization, plasma biochemical markers, rumen fermentation, and antioxidant capacity in Mahabadi lactating goats.
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This study aimed to investigate the effects of substituting conventional dry forage with corn silage, a more cost-effective supplementary feed, on a variety of parameters in lactating Mahabadi goats, native to arid and semi-arid regions. A total of fifty lactating Mahabadi goats, aged between 2 and 5 years and weighing an average of 45.3 ± 7.20 kg, were randomly allocated into two experimental groups. The experimental treatments consisted of a control diet and a diet incorporating corn silage at 20 % of dry matter (DM). Various measurements were conducted to assess milk compositions, fatty acid profiles, rumen fermentation parameters, selected plasma biochemical parameters, nitrogen balance, and antioxidant capacity. The results revealed that the substitution of dry forage with corn silage had no statistically significant impact on milk yield, dry matter intake (DMI), body weight, as well as the proportions of monounsaturated and unsaturated fatty acids, and specifically C18:1C9 in milk, non-esterified fatty acid content in milk, rumen concentration of volatile fatty acids (VFA), microbial nitrogen, and nitrogen balance (
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