Long-Term Feeding of Dairy Goats with 40% Artichoke by-Product Silage Preserves Milk Yield, Nutritional Composition and Animal Health Status
Monllor, Paula (Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental)
Zemzmi, Jihed (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments)
Muelas, Raquel (Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental)
Roca, Amparo (Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental)
Sendra Nadal, Esther (Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental)
Romero, Gema (Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental)
Díaz, José Ramón (Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental)

Date:	2023
Abstract:	The rational use of agriculture and agro-industrial by-products in ruminant nutrition contributes to greater respect for the environment in addition to a better final product quality. Artichoke crops are widespread in the Mediterranean region but mostly not properly valued. Previous studies carried out with artichoke by-product silage at 25, 40 and 60% inclusion in dairy goat feed for one month showed that 40% inclusion would be a good option without any harm to milk yield and composition or animal health status. Therefore, it is worth studying the effect of feeding animals with 40% artichoke by-product silage during a full lactation period. No negative effects were observed on animal performances and productivity, allowing us to reduce agroindustry wastes and offering a long-term preserved by-product that promotes a sustainable circular economy and the production of animal products with high nutritional value, like goat milk. The aim of this work is to study the effect of 40% inclusion of artichoke by-product silage (AB) in dairy goat diets on milk yield, composition and animal health status during a full lactation period compared to an isoenergetic and isoproteic mixed ration based on alfalfa hay and a cereal and legume mixture. Milk yield was not affected by the dietary treatments, and neither was body weight. AB treatment reduced whey protein (0. 38 vs. 0. 42%, p < 0. 05) and milk urea concentrations (687 vs. 773 mg/L, respectively, p < 0. 001), and did not affect total true protein (3. 22 vs. 3. 24% p.
Grants:	Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte FPU14/06058 Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades UP2021-036
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Urea ; Mineral profile ; Fatty acid profile ; Circular economy
Published in:	Animals, Vol. 13 (november 2023) , ISSN 2076-2615

DOI: 10.3390/ani13223585
PMID: 38003201

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