CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ANIMAL FEED AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE MILK QUALITY

Tomovska, Julijana and Vlasaku, Iljmije and Joshevska, Elena (2023) CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ANIMAL FEED AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE MILK QUALITY. Food and Environment Safety, XXII (2). pp. 122-134. ISSN 2068-6609

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Abstract

Knowledge of the chemical composition of animal feed is important for the normal health of
dairy cows and the high production of quality milk. The research presents an examination of the
chemical composition of animal feed shown in percentage such as: fodder crop - alfalfa hay and straw
- which are a by-product of wheat and two types of fodder mixes (FM). As for the research the
following nutrients were examined: protein, crude fiber, fat, moisture, ash and their total values, as
well as nitrogen-free extractive substances (NES) in 3 samples of each animal feed from 3 different
farms (A, B, C). The highest total value for all nutrient compounds was obtained in alfalfa, at farm A
=65.91%. The lowest total value was obtained in straw used in farm A=53.78%. The total value of
NES in all three farms was 34.78%. Namely, according to the results farm A=38.54% used FM2,
however farm B=39.13%, and farm C=42.15 % used FM1. Analyses of chemical composition of the
milk (dry matter, fat, protein, lactose and density) provide a conclusion indicating that the values from
the three farms appear to be similar, the milk sample from farm B has the highest value of dry matter
with 8.22% and fat 3.65%. The milk sample from farm C appears to have the highest value of protein
with 3.20% and a density of 28.56%. The aforesaid refers to the fact that the feed mixture used for
dairy cows contain at least 18-22% protein, which is ideally balanced feed in order to obtain a daily
production of over 30 liters. The use of alfalfa and straw enriches the animal feed with proteins and
influences the milk quality.
Keywords: animal feed, fodder mixture, alfalfa hay, wheat straw, chemical compounds

Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Biotechnical Sciences
Depositing User: Mrs Gordana Dimitrovska
Date Deposited: 04 Apr 2025 07:59
Last Modified: 04 Apr 2025 07:59
URI: https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/10862

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