Effects of antioxidant-rich Lactiplantibacillus plantarum inoculated alfalfa silage on rumen fermentation, antioxidant and immunity status, and mammary gland gene expression in dairy goats

Table 3 Effect of diets on DMI, milk production, and whey antioxidant capacity in dairy goats

Items¹	Dietary treatment²		SEM³	P-value
Items¹	RSMTD-1	ES24-7	SEM³	P-value
DMI, kg/d	0.811	0.778	0.043	0.717
pH	6.61	6.50	0.030	0.074
Milk production
Milk yield, kg/d	1.41	1.39	0.048	0.900
3.5% FCM, kg/d	1.36	1.42	0.014	0.058
ECM, kg/d	1.32	1.40	0.015	0.009
Fat, g/d	46.4	50.3	0.85	0.040
Protein, g/d	52.9	57.7	1.59	0.150
Lactose, g/d	63.0	61.4	0.65	0.241
Casein, g/d	39.7	47.3	1.31	0.011
TS, g/d	162	172	2.4	0.063
SNF, g/d	126	134	2.0	0.062
Milk components
Fat, %	3.30	3.60	0.061	0.024
Protein, %	3.76	4.14	0.113	0.115
Lactose, %	4.48	4.41	0.046	0.441
Casein, %	2.83	3.39	0.093	0.008
TS, %	11.5	12.3	0.17	0.035
SNF, %	8.97	9.62	0.139	0.035
Milk urea, mg/100 mL	53.3	63.9	1.54	0.004
Milk FFA, mEq/L	0.38	1.61	0.028	< 0.001
Vitamin A, μg/100g	597	712	11.1	< 0.001
3.5% FCM/DMI	1.67	1.83	0.024	0.006
Whey antioxidant
T-AOC, mmol/L	0.087	0.091	0.006	0.786
SOD, U/mL	14.4	23.9	0.36	< 0.001
GSH-Px, U/mL	0.00	22.6	0.54	< 0.001
CAT, U/mL	0.131	0.602	0.052	0.005

¹ DMI Dry matter intake, 3.5% FCM 3.5% Fat-corrected milk, ECM Energy-corrected milk, TS Total solid, SNF Solid non-fat, Milk FFA Milk free fatty acid, T-AOC Total antioxidant capacity, SOD Superoxide dismutase, GSH-Px Glutathione peroxidase, CAT Catalase
² RSMTD-1, dairy goats fed with L. plantarum MTD/1 treated alfalfa silage; ES24-7, dairy goats fed with L. plantarum 24-7 treated alfalfa silage
³SEM Standard error of the mean; values for milk represent the means of 10 samples (n = 10)

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