Efecto de la suplementación con ensilado de cáscara de naranja sobre la composición de la leche de cabras en pastoreo.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the supply of orange peel silage (ECN) on the quality of goat milk, since the most important problem that occurs in the production of goat milk is reflected in the high costs of the balanced food. A completely randomized design was used, with 12 mestizo animals, distributed in two treatments: one, 300g (treatment 1) and another, 600g (treatment 2), including ECN and a control with four repetitions each. The ECN consisted of small pieces of the fruit peel, fermented for 30 days. The milk quality parameters were measured in a Lactoscan MCC50 equipment, with a biweekly periodicity, during two months by means of the TEST of measures repeated in time. for the milk quality parameters: fat, protein, non-fat solids, mineral solids, density and lactose, significant differences were found (P<0.05), for fat, 6.61% in treatment 2 and 5.86% in treatment 1. Therefore, it can be concluded that ECN, used as a food supplement, is a nutritional alternative that improves the quality characteristics of goat milk.