Production Traits, Blood Metabolic Profile, and Antioxidative Status of Dairy Goats Fed a Red Corn Supplemented Feed Mixture

This study investigated the effect of red corn in the feed mixture of dairy goats on production traits, blood metabolic profile, and antioxidative status. The study was conducted on 30 French Alpine dairy goats. The feed mixture for the goats in the control group (CC) contained yellow corn (100%). I...

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Published in:Agriculture (Basel) 2024-01, Vol.14 (1), p.82
Main Authors: Antunović, Zvonko, Klir Šalavardić, Željka, Novoselec, Josip, Steiner, Zvonimir, Đidara, Mislav, Pavić, Valentina, Jakobek Barron, Lidija, Ronta, Mario, Mioč, Boro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antioxidants
Blood
blood metabolic profile
Corn
corn with increased anthocyanins
Dairy industry
Erythrocytes
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Feeds
Flavonoids
Goats
Hemoglobin
lactating goats
Metabolism
Milk
milk performance
Mixtures
Nutrition research
Polyphenols
Superoxide
Superoxide dismutase
Vegetables
Vitamins
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Summary:This study investigated the effect of red corn in the feed mixture of dairy goats on production traits, blood metabolic profile, and antioxidative status. The study was conducted on 30 French Alpine dairy goats. The feed mixture for the goats in the control group (CC) contained yellow corn (100%). In the first experimental group (RC50), yellow corn was partially (50%) replaced by red corn (RC), and in the second experimental group (RC100), yellow corn was completely (100%) replaced by red corn. No significance variations (p > 0.05) were determined in production traits of dairy goats between dietary treatments. A significant increase in hemoglobin (84.43, 100.00 and 106.55 g/L), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (7.98, 9.70 and 12.54 pg), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (293.57, 357.50 and 462.78 g/L) was found in the RC groups, and a decrease in erythrocytes in the RC100 compared with the RC50 group of goats (from 8.71 to 10.45 × 1012 L). A significant increase in blood superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in the RC groups was found (0.29, 0.53, and 0.44 U/mL). The results indicate maintaining production traits and a moderate effect on blood metabolic profile (most hematologic parameters) as well as a positive antioxidative effect RC.
ISSN:2077-0472
2077-0472
DOI:10.3390/agriculture14010082