1 Southern University, School of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, P. O Box 60293, Livingstone, Zambia.
2 Chinhoyi University of Technology, School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Department of Animal Production and Technology, 78 Magamba Way (Off Harare - Chirundu Highway) Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.
3 Mulungushi University, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture P. O Box 80415, Kabwe, Zambia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(01), 102-114
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.1.0222
Received on 23 June 2020; revised on 02 January 2022; accepted on 04 January 2022
This study evaluated the effect of upgrading the quality of maize stover (MS) on milk nutritive value. The study involved feeding MS improved using urea (U), chopped groundnut stover (cGS), chopped soybean stover (cSS), mineralized groundnut stover solution (mGS) and mineralized soybean stover solution (mSS) to lactating dairy cows. The feeding trial involved twelve (12) dairy cows in their second parity. Effect of supplementation with MS improved with U, cGS, cSS, mGS and mSS on milk quality was evaluated following on-station feeding trials. The study involved 22 factorial experiments within a Completely Randomised Design (CRD). Milk samples were analysed for protein, lactose, fat and solid not fat (SNF). Mean milk protein levels ranged from 3.52mg/ml to 3,73mg/ml (s.e=0.03) for milk from cows fed on MS improved using cGS and mGS respectively. Protein and Lactose were observed to be the least variable (3.64g/ml ±0.12, and 5.24g ±0.24 respectively). Average milk fat content was highest (4.78%, se=0.52) in milk from cows fed on UET treated MS and lowest (3.43%, se=0.52) in milk from cows fed on gGS protein based MS. Within legume type milk fat was higher(4.75%±1.99) in milk from cows fed on MS blended with mGS than that in milk from cows fed on MS improved with cGS (3.43%±1.99). Similar result was observed in milk fat from cows fed on MS improved with the use of soybean. Lactose in milk from cows fed on UET treated MS was highest (5.51g, se=0.061) and lowest (5.10g, se=0.061) in milk from cows fed on MS blended with cGS. Milk from cows fed on MS improved with mGS was higher (9.61p/cwt, se=0.14) in SNF and lowest (8.88p/cwt, se=0.14) in milk from cows fed on MS with cGS. The milk density values ranged from 32.65sg, se=0.53 for milk from cows fed on UET treated MS to 30.42sg, se=0.053 for milk from cows fed on MS blended with cGS. Milk components were higher when cows were fed on MS improved using mineralized legume stover solutions.
Milk quality; Mineralized; Chopped; Maize; Groundnut; Soybean; Stover
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Chisowa DM, Mpofu, I DT, Daura MT and Syampaku EM. Evaluation of milk quality from dairy cows fed maize (Zea mays) stover treated with chopped and mineralized groundnut (Arachis hypogea) and soybean (Glycine max) stover. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(1), 102-114. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.1.0222