Offered Papers Theme A: Efficient Production from Grassland
Description
Herbage provides bulk feed and is the basis for ruminant nutrition. Herbage lipids, especially C18:3, are a major source of beneficial fatty acids (FA) in milk. These desired FA are unsaturated FA such as CLA (conjugated linoleic acid), especially the isomer rumenic acid, and also vaccenic acid, both trans omega-7 FA (Ellen & Elgersma, 2004). As information on lipids in forages is scarce, effects were studied of N application level and regrowth period on the lipid concentration and FA composition of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), the most important forage in temperate climate zones. A linear relation had previously been found between C18:3 intake of cows stall-fed with fresh grass and the amount of omega-7 FA in milk (Elgersma et al., 2003).
Citation
Elgersma, Anjo; Maudet, P.; Witkowska, I.; and Wever, A. C., "Effects of Grassland Management on Herbage Lipid Composition and Consequences for Fatty Acids in Milk" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 113.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeA/113
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Effects of Grassland Management on Herbage Lipid Composition and Consequences for Fatty Acids in Milk
Herbage provides bulk feed and is the basis for ruminant nutrition. Herbage lipids, especially C18:3, are a major source of beneficial fatty acids (FA) in milk. These desired FA are unsaturated FA such as CLA (conjugated linoleic acid), especially the isomer rumenic acid, and also vaccenic acid, both trans omega-7 FA (Ellen & Elgersma, 2004). As information on lipids in forages is scarce, effects were studied of N application level and regrowth period on the lipid concentration and FA composition of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), the most important forage in temperate climate zones. A linear relation had previously been found between C18:3 intake of cows stall-fed with fresh grass and the amount of omega-7 FA in milk (Elgersma et al., 2003).
