Theses and Dissertations

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Ward, Stephanie H.

Committee Member

Brown, Ashli

Committee Member

Meiring, Richard

Committee Member

Martin, James M.

Committee Member

Rude, Brian

Date of Degree

12-9-2011

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Animal Nutrition

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Department

Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate fatty acid concentrations of homogenized and non-homogenized milk from Jersey and Holstein cows. Twenty-two, lactating Holstein (n=11) and Jersey (n=11) cows were fed the same ration with Calan® gates twice daily. Jerseys were fed 25kg DM and Holsteins were fed 30 kg DM. Feed offered was adjusted daily according to previous day orts amount. Body weight and measurements, blood, and ruminal samples were collected weekly as were feed and orts samples. Ruminal fluid was collected from six Holstein and six Jersey cows weekly (n=42). Milk weights were collected daily and samples were taken at 0300 and 1500 hours and pooled by week. There was no difference in fatty acid concentrations from milk of Holsteins compared to Jersey. There was a tendency (P < 0.08) for greater concentration of linolenate between breeds and of stearate between processes.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/19103

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