Effect of calcium salts of fatty acids on the nutritive value of diets, feeding behavior, and serum blood parameters of lactating Saanen goats grazing on stargrass

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine effects of the addition of calcium salts of fatty acids (CSFA) to the concentrate on the intake and digestibility of dry matter and nutrients and the grazing behavior of lactating Saanen goats. Five multiparous goats in their third lactation and...

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Main Authors: Ludmila Couto Gomes, Claudete Regina Alcalde, Ulysses Cecato, Gracielle Caroline Mari, Sérgio Mangano de Almeida Santos, Jessyka Guedes Mazziero
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author Ludmila Couto Gomes
Claudete Regina Alcalde
Ulysses Cecato
Gracielle Caroline Mari
Sérgio Mangano de Almeida Santos
Jessyka Guedes Mazziero
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description ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine effects of the addition of calcium salts of fatty acids (CSFA) to the concentrate on the intake and digestibility of dry matter and nutrients and the grazing behavior of lactating Saanen goats. Five multiparous goats in their third lactation and four primiparous goats were used. The animals were distributed into two Latin square designs, which, for the multiparous goats was 5 × 5, with five treatments (0%, 1.5%, 3.0%, 4.5%, and 6.0% CSFA); and for the primiparous goats was 4 × 4, with four treatments (0%, 1.5%, 3.0%, and 4.5% CSFA). The addition of CSFA to the concentrate of lactating Saanen goats did not influence the time spent grazing, ruminating, or lying for multiparous goats. However, for primiparous goats, for the time spent grazing, there was a negative quadratic effect with the addition of CSFA to the concentrate. The treatments did not affect the intakes of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, total carbohydrates, non-fiber carbohydrates, or total digestible nutrients for multiparous goats. No effects were observed on nutrient digestibility, except for crude protein and the ether extract, which increased the energy values of the diets with 3.5% CSFA. For primiparous goats, no effects were observed on intake or digestibility. Addition of CSFA can be used as an alternative to feed primiparous goats in grassland when the grazing time is a factor limiting intake. Addition of up to 3.5% of CSFA increases the energy value of diets for multiparous goats. These results suggest that calcium salts of fatty acids is an alternative energy supplement to feed lactating goats.
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spelling doaj.art-ded57529de094bdf9c8408081a7fc60f2022-12-22T03:55:25ZengSociedade Brasileira de ZootecniaRevista Brasileira de Zootecnia1806-929045846647710.1590/S1806-92902016000800007S1516-35982016000800466Effect of calcium salts of fatty acids on the nutritive value of diets, feeding behavior, and serum blood parameters of lactating Saanen goats grazing on stargrassLudmila Couto GomesClaudete Regina AlcaldeUlysses CecatoGracielle Caroline MariSérgio Mangano de Almeida SantosJessyka Guedes MazzieroABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine effects of the addition of calcium salts of fatty acids (CSFA) to the concentrate on the intake and digestibility of dry matter and nutrients and the grazing behavior of lactating Saanen goats. Five multiparous goats in their third lactation and four primiparous goats were used. The animals were distributed into two Latin square designs, which, for the multiparous goats was 5 × 5, with five treatments (0%, 1.5%, 3.0%, 4.5%, and 6.0% CSFA); and for the primiparous goats was 4 × 4, with four treatments (0%, 1.5%, 3.0%, and 4.5% CSFA). The addition of CSFA to the concentrate of lactating Saanen goats did not influence the time spent grazing, ruminating, or lying for multiparous goats. However, for primiparous goats, for the time spent grazing, there was a negative quadratic effect with the addition of CSFA to the concentrate. The treatments did not affect the intakes of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, total carbohydrates, non-fiber carbohydrates, or total digestible nutrients for multiparous goats. No effects were observed on nutrient digestibility, except for crude protein and the ether extract, which increased the energy values of the diets with 3.5% CSFA. For primiparous goats, no effects were observed on intake or digestibility. Addition of CSFA can be used as an alternative to feed primiparous goats in grassland when the grazing time is a factor limiting intake. Addition of up to 3.5% of CSFA increases the energy value of diets for multiparous goats. These results suggest that calcium salts of fatty acids is an alternative energy supplement to feed lactating goats.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982016000800466&lng=en&tlng=endairy goatsgrazing behaviorn-alkanesrumen-inert fatsoybean oiltropical climate
spellingShingle Ludmila Couto Gomes
Claudete Regina Alcalde
Ulysses Cecato
Gracielle Caroline Mari
Sérgio Mangano de Almeida Santos
Jessyka Guedes Mazziero
Effect of calcium salts of fatty acids on the nutritive value of diets, feeding behavior, and serum blood parameters of lactating Saanen goats grazing on stargrass
Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
dairy goats
grazing behavior
n-alkanes
rumen-inert fat
soybean oil
tropical climate
title Effect of calcium salts of fatty acids on the nutritive value of diets, feeding behavior, and serum blood parameters of lactating Saanen goats grazing on stargrass
title_full Effect of calcium salts of fatty acids on the nutritive value of diets, feeding behavior, and serum blood parameters of lactating Saanen goats grazing on stargrass
title_fullStr Effect of calcium salts of fatty acids on the nutritive value of diets, feeding behavior, and serum blood parameters of lactating Saanen goats grazing on stargrass
title_full_unstemmed Effect of calcium salts of fatty acids on the nutritive value of diets, feeding behavior, and serum blood parameters of lactating Saanen goats grazing on stargrass
title_short Effect of calcium salts of fatty acids on the nutritive value of diets, feeding behavior, and serum blood parameters of lactating Saanen goats grazing on stargrass
title_sort effect of calcium salts of fatty acids on the nutritive value of diets feeding behavior and serum blood parameters of lactating saanen goats grazing on stargrass
topic dairy goats
grazing behavior
n-alkanes
rumen-inert fat
soybean oil
tropical climate
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982016000800466&lng=en&tlng=en
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