Effects of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and ... - FINS

1 st WorkshopXIII International Feed Technology SymposiumTable 2. Blood lipid profile in lactating cows (mmol/l) (n=20)Items Control ExperimentalHDL cholesterol 2,89 2,42*LDL cholesterol 2.14 1,30***VLDL cholesterol 0,15 0,07***Triglycerides 0,21 0,16***Total lipids. 5,38 3,95**** P ≤0,05*** P ≤0,001Table 3. Reproductive indexes in the cowsItemsControlExperimentalmin max x* SE min max x* SEOpen days 62 288 180.5 47.8 27 120 74.8 15.1Rest days 26 50 37.5 6.4 27 67 40.4 7.2Wasted days 36 241 143.0 45.2 0 86 34.4 14.7Intercalvingperiod, days354 592 470.5 49.9 313 364 338.8 8.2Pregnancylength, days280 303 287.5 5.0 274 296 286.0 3.7Days in theMilk (DIM)293 531 409.5 49.9 214 331 281.4 20.2CONCLUSIONSFeed intake was similar in two groups.No differences were observed for milk yield under the influence of OVOCAP®.Overall, both milk composition and quality were influenced to better. There weretendency toward to decrease content both of milk fat (3,14%) and bacterial count (26%)and to increase content of lactose (3%).* Observed levels of HDL cholesterol were significant lowered (P