Use of flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) in the diet of dairy cows: Review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v12n6a126.1-9Keywords:
supplementation, alternative food, metabolismAbstract
The use of lipids in the diet of dairy cows is widely spread in animal production, since these have great ability to assist in recovery from stress caused by postpartum, where animals are in poor body condition, from low consumption of dry matter in the state of negative energy balance. Ruminants receive the lipids, mainly in esterified form (mono-and diglycerides) in the fodder and focused in the form of triglycerides. After the intake of lipids, these chemical changes occur in the ruminal environment, changing the composition and profile of fatty acids. Flaxseed is very rich in linoleic acid (C18:2), which is an important fatty acid secreted by the mammary gland and in humans is associated with the fight against free radicals. Such characteristics are studied by agricultural sciences professionals to optimize the diet of dairy cows, with the aim of increasing conjugated linoleic acid content (CLA) in milk. The objective of this review was to facilitate the understanding on the issues of metabolism, milk composition and performance of dairy cows placed in front of the supplementation
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2018 Marcio Gregório Rojas dos Santos, Pedro Gustavo Loesia Lima, Rodrigo Carvalho Ferreira, Marcus Vinícius Morais de Oliveira
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Você tem o direito de:
Compartilhar — copiar e redistribuir o material em qualquer suporte ou formato
Adaptar — remixar, transformar, e criar a partir do material para qualquer fim, mesmo que comercial.
O licenciante não pode revogar estes direitos desde que você respeite os termos da licença. De acordo com os termos seguintes:
Atribuição
— Você deve dar o crédito apropriado, prover um link para a licença e indicar se mudanças foram feitas. Você deve fazê-lo em qualquer circunstância razoável, mas de nenhuma maneira que sugira que o licenciante apoia você ou o seu uso. Sem restrições adicionais
— Você não pode aplicar termos jurídicos ou medidas de caráter tecnológico que restrinjam legalmente outros de fazerem algo que a licença permita.
