Feeding and Nutritional Factors That Affect Somatic Cell Counts in Milk of Sheep and Goats
The purpose of this quantitative review is to highlight the effects of feeding strategies using some mineral, vitamin, marine oil, and vegetable essential oil supplements and some agri-food by-products to reduce SCCs in the milk of sheep and goats. According to the results, only specific dietary fac...
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| description | The purpose of this quantitative review is to highlight the effects of feeding strategies using some mineral, vitamin, marine oil, and vegetable essential oil supplements and some agri-food by-products to reduce SCCs in the milk of sheep and goats. According to the results, only specific dietary factors at specific doses could reduce SCCs in the milk of dairy sheep and goats. The combination of Se and vitamin E in the diet was more effective in sheep than in goats, while the inclusion of polyphenols, which are also present in food matrices such as agro-industrial by-products, led to better results. Some essential oils can be conveniently used to modulate SCCs, although they can precipitate an off-flavoring problem. This work shows that SCCs are complex and cannot be determined using a single experimental factor, as intramammary inflammation, which is the main source of SC in milk, can manifest in a subclinical form without clinical signs. However, attention to mineral and vitamin supplementation, even in the most difficult cases, such as those of grazing animals, and the use of anti-inflammatory substances directly or through by-products, can improve the nutritional condition of animals and reduce their SCCs, offering undeniable benefits for the milk-processing sector as well. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-814dc7fca86e4c04a6855eedf04f24bb2023-11-18T21:42:47ZengMDPI AGVeterinary Sciences2306-73812023-07-0110745410.3390/vetsci10070454Feeding and Nutritional Factors That Affect Somatic Cell Counts in Milk of Sheep and GoatsAnna Nudda0Silvia Carta1Gianni Battacone2Giuseppe Pulina3Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia, 39, 07100 Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia, 39, 07100 Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia, 39, 07100 Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia, 39, 07100 Sassari, ItalyThe purpose of this quantitative review is to highlight the effects of feeding strategies using some mineral, vitamin, marine oil, and vegetable essential oil supplements and some agri-food by-products to reduce SCCs in the milk of sheep and goats. According to the results, only specific dietary factors at specific doses could reduce SCCs in the milk of dairy sheep and goats. The combination of Se and vitamin E in the diet was more effective in sheep than in goats, while the inclusion of polyphenols, which are also present in food matrices such as agro-industrial by-products, led to better results. Some essential oils can be conveniently used to modulate SCCs, although they can precipitate an off-flavoring problem. This work shows that SCCs are complex and cannot be determined using a single experimental factor, as intramammary inflammation, which is the main source of SC in milk, can manifest in a subclinical form without clinical signs. However, attention to mineral and vitamin supplementation, even in the most difficult cases, such as those of grazing animals, and the use of anti-inflammatory substances directly or through by-products, can improve the nutritional condition of animals and reduce their SCCs, offering undeniable benefits for the milk-processing sector as well.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/7/454somatic cell countSCCsheep and goat nutritionminerals and vitaminsvegetable oils |
| spellingShingle | Anna Nudda Silvia Carta Gianni Battacone Giuseppe Pulina Feeding and Nutritional Factors That Affect Somatic Cell Counts in Milk of Sheep and Goats Veterinary Sciences somatic cell count SCC sheep and goat nutrition minerals and vitamins vegetable oils |
| title | Feeding and Nutritional Factors That Affect Somatic Cell Counts in Milk of Sheep and Goats |
| title_full | Feeding and Nutritional Factors That Affect Somatic Cell Counts in Milk of Sheep and Goats |
| title_fullStr | Feeding and Nutritional Factors That Affect Somatic Cell Counts in Milk of Sheep and Goats |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feeding and Nutritional Factors That Affect Somatic Cell Counts in Milk of Sheep and Goats |
| title_short | Feeding and Nutritional Factors That Affect Somatic Cell Counts in Milk of Sheep and Goats |
| title_sort | feeding and nutritional factors that affect somatic cell counts in milk of sheep and goats |
| topic | somatic cell count SCC sheep and goat nutrition minerals and vitamins vegetable oils |
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