Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (5): 1432-1438.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2021.05.029

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Effect of Conjugated Linoleic Acid on the Size and Distribution of Milk Fat Globule in Dairy Cows

HUANG Qixue, ZHANG Menglu, ZHANG Zhijin, XING Zhiyang, ZHU Heshui, WANG Yueying, FU Tong, GAO Tengyun*, HAN Liqiang*   

  1. Key Laboratory of Animal Biochemistry and Nutrition of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
  • Received:2020-09-29 Online:2021-05-23 Published:2021-05-22

Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on the size and distribution of milk fat globule(MFG) of dairy cows. Twenty-four Holstein cows with similar body condition in mid-lactation(body weight (583±34.6) kg,milk yield (27.2±2.4) kg·d-1) were randomly assigned to 4 groups, 6 replicate in each group, and one cow in each replicate. The individuals in control group (C group) were fed with basal diet, the individuals in low dose CLA group (L group) were fed with basal diet + 150 g·d-1 CLA, individuals in medium dose CLA group (M group) were fed with basal diet + 300 g·d-1 CLA, individuals in high dose CLA group (H group) were fed with basal diet + 400 g·d-1 CLA. Through 5 d treatment, dry matter intake(DMI) and milk yield were recorded and milk components were analyzed. The average diameter and particle size distribution of MFG were measured by Mastersizer 3000 laser particle size analyzer. The results showed that CLA supplement did not significantly affect the DMI, milk yield, content of milk protein and milk lactose(P>0.05), but extremely significantly reduced milk fat content (P<0.01). The mean particle size D[4,3]and D[3,2] of MFG in CLA group cows were significantly lower than those in the control group cows(P<0.05). Furthermore, CLA supplementation decreased the distribution percentage of large globule particles, and increased the distribution percentage of small globule particles. In this experiment, it can be concluded that dietary CLA levels affect size and distribution of MFG, which provides a basis for clarifying the mechanism of milk fat depression caused by CLA.

Key words: dairy cow, lactation, conjugated linoleic acid, milk fat globule size

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