Factors affecting goat milk production and quality

AL Goetsch, SS Zeng, TA Gipson - Small Ruminant Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Differences between production systems based on grazing and browsing vs. use of
harvested feedstuffs in confinement largely depend on specific feedstuffs and plants …

Opportunities and implications of pasture‐based lamb fattening to enhance the long‐chain fatty acid composition in meat

NL Howes, AEDA Bekhit, DJ Burritt… - … Reviews in Food …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Health‐conscious consumers following dietary fat recommendations require meat that is low
in saturated fat with preferably high levels of long‐chain omega‐3 fatty acids. This review …

Erucic acid in feed and food

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain … - EFSA …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Erucic acid is the trivial name of the fatty acid cis‐13‐docosenoic acid and occurs at high
concentrations mainly in the seeds of species of the Brassicaceae (eg rape seed or mustard …

Effect of feeding hazelnut skin on animal performance, milk quality, and rumen fatty acids in lactating ewes

A Campione, A Natalello, B Valenti, G Luciano… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The by-products originating from the agro-industry processes are often rich
in bioactive compounds. This is the case of hazelnut skin, waste biomass of the pastry …

Global comprehensive review and meta-analysis of goat milk composition by location, publication year and lactation stage

FNU Akshit, T Mao, R Kaushik, V Poswal… - Journal of Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
The composition of goat milk is influenced by various factors, including geographical
location, breed, stage of lactation, season, and animal diet. In this study, we employed …

Effects of sheep grazing systems on water quality with a focus on nitrate leaching

S Maheswaran, LM Cranston, JP Millner, DJ Horne… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article reviews the literature on nitrate leaching under sheep grazing systems and
focuses on identifying future research needs. Urinary nitrogen (N) is an important source of …

Effect of morning vs. afternoon grazing on intramuscular fatty acid composition in lamb

V Vasta, RI Pagano, G Luciano, M Scerra, P Caparra… - Meat Science, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to assess whether different grazing management affect animal
performance and meat fatty acid composition. Thirty-five lambs were divided into three …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the effects of part-time grazing herbaceous pastures on feeding behaviour and intake of cattle, sheep and horses

G Molle, A Cannas, P Gregorini - Livestock Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Part-time grazing (PTG) is the grazing technique based on the time-restricted access to
pasture of farmed herbivores, usually supplemented indoors. This review evaluates the …

Effects of ewes grazing sulla or ryegrass pasture for different daily durations on forage intake, milk production and fatty acid composition of cheese

A Bonanno, A Di Grigoli, F Mazza, C De Pasquale… - Animal, 2016 - cambridge.org
Sulla (Sulla coronarium L.) forage is valued for its positive impact on ruminant production, in
part due to its moderate content of condensed tannin (CT). The duration of daily grazing is a …

The volatile compounds in lamb fat are affected by the time of grazing

V Vasta, V Ventura, G Luciano, V Andronico… - Meat Science, 2012 - Elsevier
This study was designed to assess whether different grazing managements affect the
appearance of organic volatile compounds (VOC) in lamb fat. Forty-two lambs were divided …