TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Rumen Protected Fat on Somatic Cell Counts of Milk in Dairy Goats
AU - , Fatin Cedden AU - , Muge Koser Elicin AU - , Muzaffer Corduk
JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL - 7
IS - 11
SP - 1426
EP - 1429
PY - 2008
DA - 2001/08/19
SN - 1680-5593
DO - javaa.2008.1426.1429
UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2008.1426.1429
KW - Protected fat
KW -somatic cell count
KW -dairy goat
AB - The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of protected fat supplementation on Somatic Cell Counts (SCC) of milk in SaanenĂ—Kilis crossbred dairy goats. A total of 17 primiparious does were allocated into 2 groups as trial and control. Both trial and control groups were fed ad-libidum with alfalfa hay and a concentrate involving 12.5 MJ ME kg 1 dry matter and 160 g kg-1 crude protein. Trial group received 100 g doe 1 of protected fat during 8 weeks from 7th day of kidding. Milk samples were taken 8 times with 14-30 day intervals throughout lactation. SCC was determined with microscopic direct counting method, after DNA staining. A lower but non-significant SCC values were observed in the milk of trial group for first half of lactation period. It was concluded that protected fat supplemented-feeding did not affect significantly SCC of milk in dairy goats.
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