Effects of ecotrofin™ on milk yield, milk quality and serum biochemistry in lactating goats

Abstract

Nutrition plays an important role in determining the metabolic status of the animals, thus also reflecting on animal welfare as well as on livestock performance (Celi et al., 2017). Indeed, in addition to the ration, natural substances can be also used as a supplement in order to modulate the rumen fermentation and to improve milk yield (Arowolo & He, 2018). Goats fed on high-quality and valuable forage provide the production of high-quality milk and dairy products.Natural substances can be also used as nutritional supplements to this purpose, but most of the research has been performed on housed animals (Olagaray & Bradford, 2019). Nevertheless, the influence on the performance can be variable, depending on many factors such as the dosage, diet composition, forage to concentrate

Optimizing Feed Formulation Strategies for Attaining Optimal Nutritional Balance in High-Performing Dairy Goats in Intensive Farming Production Systems

“…Research elucidation has probed into the fatty acid profiles, protein titres, and mineral compositions of goat milk in response to disparate concentrate formulations and dietary configurations, thereby accentuating the imprint of concentrates on milk nutritional profiles [41,42]. Moreover, the incorporation of concentrates has been correlated with discernible perturbations in ruminal microbiota, growth kinetics, carcass attributes, and meat quality among fattening goats, thus spotlighting the multifaceted impacts of concentrates on animal vigor and productivity [43]. Furthermore, the accessibility and caliber of concentrates assume paramount importance in feed formulation for dairy goat enterprises.…”