Table 3.
Dietary effects of conventional or lutein fortified chlorella powder on yield and components of milks in dairy cows
| Items | Control | T1 | T2 | Pooled SEM | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feed intake (kg/head/day) (on DM basis) | 22.8 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 0.58 | 0.630 |
| Milk yield (kg/head/day) | 29.6 | 30.6 | 29.6 | 0.91 | 0.600 |
| Milk components (g/kg) | |||||
| Fat | 48.9 | 49.8 | 53.3 | 1.70 | 0.170 |
| Protein | 32.9c | 34.6b | 36.3a | 0.60 | 0.001 |
| Lactose | 45.3 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 0.40 | 0.100 |
| SNF | 82.8b | 85.4a | 87.3a | 0.70 | 0.001 |
| SCC (cell/mL) | 207,666 | 65,656 | 68,239 | 63,985 | 0.200 |
Control, basal diet; T1, basal diet + conventional chlorella powder; T2, basal diet + lutein-fortified chlorella Powder
SNF solid non-fat, SCC somatic cell count
a–c Mean values with different superscripts within the same row differ significantly (P < 0.05)