@article{MAKHILLJAVA20065159, title = {Protecting Dietary Vitamin C and High Oleic Oil in Feed and its Effect on the Nutritional Profile of Goat Milk}, journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances}, volume = {5}, number = {1}, pages = {30-37}, year = {2006}, issn = {1680-5593}, doi = {javaa.2006.30.37}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2006.30.37}, author = {Jung Hoon Lee,Arnold M. Saxton,Lester O. Pordesimo,John C. Waller and}, keywords = {Feed Supplement,protected nutrient,vitamin C,high-oleic oil,goat,milk,ruminant}, abstract = {Protecting dietary vitamin C and high oleic oil from ruminal degradation by formulating these nutrients within a formaldehyde-free feed supplement and its effects on the nutritional profile of goat milk were investigated. Two protein-oil gel supplements (PGS), both containing high oleic sunflower oil (oleic acid source) and ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin C source), one based on casein (C-PGS) and the other based on keratin (K-PGS), were prepared and included in lactating goat diets. Both increased unsaturated fat content in goat milk, but only feeding with C-PGS resulted in a significant increase. K-PGS increased vitamin C in goat blood serum but not in milk. Blood serum vitamin C concentration for protein-oil gel supplement diets and unprotected ascorbyl palmitate diet were similar, so protection of vitamin C was questionable. The two protein-oil gel supplements increased concentration of oleic acid in both blood serum and milk with a corollary decrease in hypercholesteremic fatty acids.} }