Milk fatty acid composition of cows and ewes supplemented with black wattle tannin extract.

This study evaluated the effects of Acacia mearnsii tannin extract on milk fatty acid profile of dairy ewes and cows. In experiment 1, twenty-four Lacaune ewes received one of the following dietary treatments: control (no tannin extract added to the diet), T30 (30 g tannin extract/kg concentrate), and T40 (40 g extract/kg concentrate). In experiment 2, thirty Jersey cows received either a control diet (no tannin extract added to the diet) or the same diet containing 40 g tannin extract/kg concentrate (T40). Dry matter intake, milk production and milk solids content of ewes and cows were unaffected by tannin supplementation. The cis-9, trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) content increased linearly by 21% in milk fat from ewes fed tannin extract, while the C18:2 n-6 (linoleic acid) content tended (P = 0.051) to increase by 13% in cows fed TE. The supplementation with black wattle tannin extract improves the nutritional quality of milk fat of ewes and cows to a small extent, with no adverse effects on performance or gross milk composition.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	DIAS, K. M., GAMA, M. A. S. da, RIBEIRO FILHO, H. M. N.
Other Authors:	KAMILA MACIEL DIAS, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina; MARCO ANTONIO SUNDFELD DA GAMA, CPPSE; HENRIQUE MENDONÇA NUNES RIBEIRO FILHO, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina.
Format:	Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:	Portugues pt_BR
Published:	2023-05-02
Subjects:	Plant secondary compounds, Ruminant diets, Dairy fat, Componentes secundários de plantas, Gordura do leite, Acácia Mearnsii, Ruminante,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1153453 https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20220095
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