ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2012, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (6): 167-171. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-7091.2012.06.033

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Effect of Adding Ca-CLA on Milk Yield and Quality of Lactating Cows

PANG Kun1, WANG Ya-bin2, WANG Hui-feng3, GUO Shuang2, HAN Li-qiang2   

  1. 1. Animal Scientific Department, Xinyang Agricultural College, Xinyang 464000, China;
    2. College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Henan Agriculture University, Zhengzhou 450002, China;
    3. Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China
  • Received:2012-08-05 Published:2012-12-28

Abstract: To investigate the effect of Ca-CLA on the milk yield and quality, sixteen lactating cows were selected and allocated randomly into 4 treatments,basal diet plus 0 g /d( control), 50 g /d( Low group),1 00 g /d( medium group) and 200 g /d( high group) Ca-CLA for two weeks, then the milk yield and composition was analyzed. The results showed that the milk yield,protein content and lactose content had no difference among the 4 treatments,while the milk fat content was significantly reduced in Ca-CLA supplement groups( P < 0. 01),compared with the control. The gas-liquid chromatography analysis of FAME revealed that the fatty acid composition of milk was markedly altered by Ca-CLA treatments. Adding Ca-CLA in the diet of lactating cows decreased significantly the composition of short and midium chain fatty acids( C6,C10,C12 and C16),but increased significantly the concentration of stearic ( C18: 0) and linoleic( C18: 2) acids in milk fat( P < 0. 05). The yield of total milk fatty acid reduced significantly in the Ca-CLA supplement treatments. This suggested that the supplement of Ca-CLA in dietary resulted in the reduction of milk fat rate and the alternation of milk fatty acid composition.

Key words: Mik Cow, Conjugated linoleic acid, Milk composition, Fatty acid

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PANG Kun, WANG Ya-bin, WANG Hui-feng, GUO Shuang, HAN Li-qiang. Effect of Adding Ca-CLA on Milk Yield and Quality of Lactating Cows[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2012, 27(6): 167-171. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-7091.2012.06.033.

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