Italy: Why flaxseed and industrial hemp supplements are useful for dairy goats

Italian scientists have figured out the important function of feeding with alternative oilseeds This is reported by a group of scientists in an article published in the journal Animals 2021 on the MDPI portal. “Feeding animals with sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is of interest to increase the concentration of beneficial fatty acids in animal products, which has a positive effect on human health. - Written by the authors. - The physical form of lipids (i.e. seeds versus butter), dietary intake and interactions with other dietary ingredients are some of the main factors affecting the composition and concentration of fatty acids in milk. For example, researchers have shown that feeding both whole flaxseed and sunflower oil to lactating goats alters the fatty acid composition of milk with a marked increase in the secretion of α-linolenic, rumenic and vaccenic acids. Moreover, the expected increase in fat in milk due to lipid addition could help solve the technological ...