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Effects of feeding whole linseed on ruminal fatty acid composition and microbial population in goats

Abuelfatah K 1 , Zuki AB 2 , Goh YM 2 , Sazili AQ 3 , Abubakr A 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Faculty of Animal Production, Khartoum University, 13314 Khartoum, Sudan
  • 2 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
  • 3 Institute of Biosciences, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Production, University of Bahri, 1660 Khartoum, Sudan
Anim Nutr, 2016 Dec;2(4):323-328.
PMID: 29767110 DOI: 10.1016/j.aninu.2016.10.004

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of feeding different levels of whole linseed, as a source of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), on ruminal fatty acid composition and microbial population in the goat. Twenty-four crossbred Boer goats were assigned to 3 dietary treatments: L0 (control), L10 and L20 containing 0, 10%, or 20% whole linseed, respectively. The ruminal pH and concentration of total volatile fatty acids (VFA) were not affected by dietary treatments. The feeding of L10 and L20 diets produced higher (P 

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