Palmitic acid supplementation enhances milk fat synthesis and energy balance without altering intake or yield in lactating goats
Moderate PA supplementation (~3% DM) effectively enhances milk fat synthesis and energy efficiency in goats while maintaining stable intake and yield. Increasing PA beyond 3% confers minimal additional benefit and may overly saturate milk fat. These findings provide species-specific evidence that rumen-inert fat inclusion can be an efficient strategy to support metabolic status and product quality in mid-lactation goats under variable forage systems.
Authors
- J. Efrén Ramírez‐Bribiesca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2549-3353)
- Yuridia Bautista–Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1707-4877)
- Jorge Alonso Maldonado‐Jáquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8173-1048)
- María Magdalena Crosby-Galván (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2826-0632)
- Lorenzo Danilo Granados–Rivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-4612)
- Mónica Ramírez-Mella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2047-3131)
- Alexis Ruíz-González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2175-5336)
- Jenny Nathalia Álvarez-Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6654-7112)
Institutions
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (LA)
- Tecnológico Nacional de México (MX)
- Colegio de Postgraduados (MX)
- Université Laval (CA)
- Autonomous University of Tamaulipas (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Veterinary World
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2025.3670-3683
- Primary Topic
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias