Effect of flavonoid compounds from Flemingia Macrophylla on milk composition of lactating goat in the tropics

dc.contributor.authorFagundes, Gisele Maria
dc.contributor.authorModesto, Elisa Cristina
dc.contributor.authorSaldanha, Tatiana
dc.contributor.authorDa Fonseca, Carlos Elysio Moreira
dc.contributor.authorMuir, James Pierre
dc.contributor.authorVicente, Juarez
dc.contributor.authorDe Souza, Vinícius Carneiro [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDa Silva, Aline Barros
dc.contributor.authorDa Silva, Rosiane Martins
dc.contributor.authorDa Silva, Jenevaldo Barbosa [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDa Silva Bueno, Ives Claudio
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionUFRRJ
dc.contributor.institutionTexas A and M AgriLife Research
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-11T16:46:46Z
dc.date.available2018-12-11T16:46:46Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-01
dc.description.abstractTrees and shrubs are a component of most natural pastures for goat diets. Condensed tannins (CT) and flavonols are secondary metabolites called flavonoids that are found in many tree and shrubs leaves. Forage from flemingia (Flemingia macrophylla), a woody tropical leguminous shrub, recently introduced in Brazil, contains several types of flavonoid compounds whose effects on goat milk composition are unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate milk composition of crossbred dairy goats fed Tifton 85 (Cynodon spp. hybrid) grass replaced by flemingia. Treatments consisted of six diets containing 0, 12.5 and 25% flemingia with or without PEG. Condensed tannin from flemingia which were present at 105 g/kg DM had no effect on milk physico-chemical properties and little effect on milk fatty acids (FA). Diets with PEG resulted in less caprylic (C8:0), capric (C10:0), lauric (C12:0) and myristic (14:0) fatty acids compared to those goats fed no PEG. The addition of PEG also promoted a greater percentage of margaric acid (C17:0) and a lower freezing point of milk. Differences observed among diets with PEG suggest CT could be negatively correlated with these FA. Results indicate that the use of flemingia leaves to replace Tifton 85 hay in dairy goat diets as a strategy to produce healthier milk should be further explored.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade de São Paulo - USP
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro UFRRJ
dc.description.affiliationTexas A and M AgriLife Research
dc.description.affiliationFaculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias UNESP
dc.description.affiliationUnespFaculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias UNESP
dc.format.extent169-186
dc.identifier.citationTannins: Biochemistry, Food Sources and Nutritional Properties, p. 169-186.
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85016717846
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/169598
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofTannins: Biochemistry, Food Sources and Nutritional Properties
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectCondensed tannins
dc.subjectDairy goats
dc.subjectPhysico-chemical properties
dc.subjectPUFA
dc.titleEffect of flavonoid compounds from Flemingia Macrophylla on milk composition of lactating goat in the tropicsen
dc.typeCapítulo de livro

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