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Effects of Using Palm Kernel Meal as Dairy Goat Feedstock on the Quality
of Goat’s Milk
Chan Vei How
Supervisor: Dr. Khadijah binti Saad
Bachelor of Science Agrotechnology (Postharvest Technology)
School of Food Science and Technology
The study was conducted to determine the effects of feeding dairy goats with different
proportions of palm kernel pellets (PKP) in the ration on the milk quality. The PKP
was included in the diets of six lactating Saanen goats at rate of 15 g/100 g (control),
7.5 g/100 g (Treatment 1) and 30 g/100 g (Treatment 2) for three weeks. The live
weight, body condition score and feed intake from each group of animals were
constant throughout the experimental period. Milk produced from each animal at the
end of feed test was analysed for quality in terms of proximate composition, pH,
titratable acidity, somatic cell count (SCC) and mineral contents. There were
significant (P < 0.05) increases in taste, flavour and overall acceptability of milk when
goats were fed with higher rate of PKP (Treatment 2) after tested by untrained
panellists who never drink goat milk (or despise the flavour).
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