The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The effects of cottonseed and sunflower oil supplementation on milk composition were tested using crossbred Moxotó goats. Experimental diets were as follows: control, without addition of oil; addition of 3% cottonseed oil; 5% cottonseed oil; 3% sunflower oil and 5% sunflower oil (%DM). Ten confined lactating goats were allotted to a double Latin square experimental design (5 × 5). Each period was comprised by 12 days of adaptation to the diet and three days of sampling in each period. Cottonseed oil supplementation at 5 %DM increased the fat content (4.99%) and the total solid (13.48%) of milk. However, the addition of sunflower oil at 5% promoted an increase in the linolenic acid (C18:3) concentrations. Therefore, the vegetal oil addition in diets for native goats promoted an increase in the percentage of milk fat and in unsaturated fatty acid contents in milk, resulting in a product of better quality for the human health.
Physico-chemical characteristics and fatty acid profile of milk of crossbred Moxotó goats supplemented with cottonseed or sunflower oil
Fernandes,Marcelo Ferreira and Queiroga,Rita de Cássia Ramos do Egypto and Medeiros,Ariosvaldo Nunes de and Costa,Roberto Germano and Bomfim,Marco Aurélio Delmondes and Braga,Alexandre Amorim. Physico-chemical characteristics and fatty acid profile of milk of crossbred Moxotó goats supplemented with cottonseed or sunflower oil. R. Bras. Zootec. [online]. 2008, vol.37, 4, [cited 2026-03-08], pp.703-710. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/physico-chemical-characteristics-and-fatty-acid-profile-of-milk-of-crossbred-moxoto-goats-supplemented-with-cottonseed-or-sunflower-oil/>. ISSN 1516-3598. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982008000400017.
Fernandes,Marcelo Ferreira; Queiroga,Rita de Cássia Ramos do Egypto; Medeiros,Ariosvaldo Nunes de; Costa,Roberto Germano; Bomfim,Marco Aurélio Delmondes; Braga,Alexandre Amorim. Physico-chemical characteristics and fatty acid profile of milk of crossbred Moxotó goats supplemented with cottonseed or sunflower oil. R. Bras. Zootec., v.37, 4, p. 703-710. Apr. 2008. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/physico-chemical-characteristics-and-fatty-acid-profile-of-milk-of-crossbred-moxoto-goats-supplemented-with-cottonseed-or-sunflower-oil/>. acess on 08 Mar. 2026. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982008000400017.
Fernandes,Marcelo Ferreira, & Queiroga,Rita de Cássia Ramos do Egypto, & Medeiros,Ariosvaldo Nunes de, & Costa,Roberto Germano, & Bomfim,Marco Aurélio Delmondes, & Braga,Alexandre Amorim. (2008). Physico-chemical characteristics and fatty acid profile of milk of crossbred Moxotó goats supplemented with cottonseed or sunflower oil. R. Bras. Zootec., 37(4) , 703-710. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982008000400017.
FernandesMarcelo Ferreira, QueirogaRita de Cássia Ramos do Egypto, MedeirosAriosvaldo Nunes de, CostaRoberto Germano, BomfimMarco Aurélio Delmondes, BragaAlexandre Amorim. Physico-chemical characteristics and fatty acid profile of milk of crossbred Moxotó goats supplemented with cottonseed or sunflower oil. R. Bras. Zootec. [Internet]. 2008 Apr [cited 2026 Mar 08]; 37(4): 703-710. Available from: https://rbz.org.br/article/physico-chemical-characteristics-and-fatty-acid-profile-of-milk-of-crossbred-moxoto-goats-supplemented-with-cottonseed-or-sunflower-oil/. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982008000400017.
Figure 3
Ruminal disappearance of ash-free neutral detergent fiber (aNDFom) at 30 h of in situ incubation in corn husks (fresh and ensiled) treated with calcium oxide (CaO) and a mixture of corn heavy steep water and sugarcane molasses (HM).
