Recent research of feeding practices and the nutrition of lactating dairy goats

Dairy goats can mobilize considerable body fat for support of milk production, but this can necessitate a high nutritional plane later for replenishment. Tissue mobilization during gestation should be controlled so as not to impair lactational performance. Dairy goats can markedly vary feeding behav...

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Main Author: Arthur L. Goetsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Animal Research
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2019.1580585
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description Dairy goats can mobilize considerable body fat for support of milk production, but this can necessitate a high nutritional plane later for replenishment. Tissue mobilization during gestation should be controlled so as not to impair lactational performance. Dairy goats can markedly vary feeding behaviour in response to factors such as restricted periods of access; however, further studies are needed to address the efficiency of production. With some tolerance of goats to plant secondary metabolites and voluntary consumption of a wide array of materials, regionally available byproducts and other nonconventional feedstuffs can be used to minimize production costs. Dairy goats are resilient to moderately harsh environmental conditions, but more extreme ones should be addressed with anticipated future climate change. Some differences in the effects of dietary inclusion of fats and oils between dairy goats and cattle may relate to ruminal microbial conditions as well as the susceptibility of mammary gland enzymes to bioactive conjugated linoleic acid isomers. Much research is being conducted to improve the fatty acid composition of fat in goat milk in regard to effects on human health through the use of fats and oils as well as plant secondary metabolites, and effects on antioxidant status are increasingly being considered as well.
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spelling doaj.art-29bf770057594972a523e8ed0462ebb42022-12-22T03:50:39ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Applied Animal Research0971-21190974-18442019-01-0147110311410.1080/09712119.2019.15805851580585Recent research of feeding practices and the nutrition of lactating dairy goatsArthur L. Goetsch0American Institute for Goat Research, Langston UniversityDairy goats can mobilize considerable body fat for support of milk production, but this can necessitate a high nutritional plane later for replenishment. Tissue mobilization during gestation should be controlled so as not to impair lactational performance. Dairy goats can markedly vary feeding behaviour in response to factors such as restricted periods of access; however, further studies are needed to address the efficiency of production. With some tolerance of goats to plant secondary metabolites and voluntary consumption of a wide array of materials, regionally available byproducts and other nonconventional feedstuffs can be used to minimize production costs. Dairy goats are resilient to moderately harsh environmental conditions, but more extreme ones should be addressed with anticipated future climate change. Some differences in the effects of dietary inclusion of fats and oils between dairy goats and cattle may relate to ruminal microbial conditions as well as the susceptibility of mammary gland enzymes to bioactive conjugated linoleic acid isomers. Much research is being conducted to improve the fatty acid composition of fat in goat milk in regard to effects on human health through the use of fats and oils as well as plant secondary metabolites, and effects on antioxidant status are increasingly being considered as well.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2019.1580585dairy goatsfeeding practicesnutrition
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Recent research of feeding practices and the nutrition of lactating dairy goats
Journal of Applied Animal Research
dairy goats
feeding practices
nutrition
title Recent research of feeding practices and the nutrition of lactating dairy goats
title_full Recent research of feeding practices and the nutrition of lactating dairy goats
title_fullStr Recent research of feeding practices and the nutrition of lactating dairy goats
title_full_unstemmed Recent research of feeding practices and the nutrition of lactating dairy goats
title_short Recent research of feeding practices and the nutrition of lactating dairy goats
title_sort recent research of feeding practices and the nutrition of lactating dairy goats
topic dairy goats
feeding practices
nutrition
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