10897: Clover species in grass-clover silages affects milk fatty acid composition
(2007) Clover species in grass-clover silages affects milk fatty acid composition. Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences 16(Suppl. 1):pp. 65-69.
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Summary
The objective of this study was to examine the effect of clover species on milk fatty acid
(FA) composition. Lactating dairy cows were allocated to two groups and fed grass-clover silage containing either white clover (WC) or red clover (RC), without or with concentrate supplementation. No significant interaction of clover species with concentrate supplementation could be observed. RC milk had significantly higher proportion of polyunsaturated FAs (P<0.001), particularly C18:3n-3 (P<0.001), and contained a higher n-3/n-6 FA ratio (P<0.05) than WC milk. It is concluded that RC silage, independent of concentrate supply, yielded milk with more beneficial FA composition than WC silage.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Trifolium repens, Trifolium pratense, silage, dairy milk, fatty acid, organic agriculture |
| Subject Areas: | Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health Animal husbandry > Production systems > Dairy cattle Animal husbandry > Feeding and growth |
| Research affiliation: | Norway > UMB - Norwegian University of Life Sciences Norway > Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agriculture and Environmental Research > Bioforsk Organic Food and Farming Division |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 10897 |
| Contact: | Steinshamn, Dr Håvard |
| Deposited On: | 05 July 2007 |
| EPrint Type: | Journal paper |
| Published?: | Published |
| Peer Review Status: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
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