Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
SP Sachin, Roshin Anie Jose, Balusami C, John Abraham, Naicy Thomas and Sakkariya Ibrahim

Abstract:
This research was conducted to analyse the sensory attributes of milk from Malabari goats supplemented with rice bran oil and calcium salts of fish oil. The aim of the supplementation was to examine how it would affect milk production and the milk's fatty acid composition. Twelve Malabari does on the sixth day of lactation were selected to conduct trial at the Goat Farm, Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Wayanad, Kerala, India. The animals were randomly divided in to two groups and the control group was maintained on the standard feeding practices followed in the farm, 400 g concentrate mixture and green grass ad lib. The treatment group was provided with rice bran oil at a rate of 35 g/day and calcium salts of fish oil at a rate of one per cent of their concentrate diet. Milk samples were collected fortnightly on 14^th, 28^th, 42^nd and 56^th day. The sensory attributes of the milk samples were assessed by the reference from American Dairy Science Association guide for scoring off-flavours in milk, with slight modifications (American Dairy Science Association, 1987). No significant differences in sensory attributes were observed between the control group and the treatment group.