Influence of the diet (autochtonous forage for arid lands vs feeding stuffs) on the milk and cheese production of the Majorera goat breed | Influence du régime (fourrage autochtone de terres arides vs aliments concentrés) sur la production de lait et de fromage de chèvres de race Majorera
2005
Alvarez, S.(Unidad de Producción Animal, Pastos y Forrajes, Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ISpain)) | Fresno, M. | Méndez, P. | Capote, J. | González, L.A.
Two homogenous groups of Majorera goats were used: the DA group was fed the most commonly used feeding regime in the Canary Islands, based on concentrated foodstuffs (concentrate for milk production, maize, barley, dehydrated alfalfa and cereal straw mixture), whilst the other group (DM) was given an alternative diet with high fibre content: Rumex lunaria, Atriplex halimus and barley crop. All the milk parameters studied showed favourable results for the diet rich in fibre, the differences being significant (P less than 0.01) in the quantity of milk and fat. During the control period of 105 d of lactation, the milk production was increased by 35.9 kg and fat increased by 2.22 kg. Significant differences were detected in the percentage of fat as well as in the dry matter fat content, the cheese made from goats fed the DM diet richer in fat than those from those fed the DA diet.
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