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Influence of Grass-Based Diets on Milk Fatty Acid Composition and Milk Lipolytic System in Tarentaise and Montbéliarde Cow Breeds

A. Ferlay^*,1, B. Martin^*, Ph. Pradel, J. B. Coulon^* and Y. Chilliard^*

^* Unité de Recherches sur les Herbivores, INRA-Theix, France
Domaine de la Borie, INRA Marcenat, France

¹ Corresponding author: ferlay{at}clermont.inra.fr

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of nature of forage on fatty acid composition and lipolytic system in cow milk to increase the nutritional quality of dairy products. Each experiment was divided into a 4-wk preexperimental and 6- or 8-wk experimental period. During the 2 preexperimental periods, 56 midlactating Montbéliarde or Tarentaise cows received a diet based on corn silage. Subsequently, in Experiment 1,40 cowswere allocatedinto 5groups (4Montbéliarde and 4 Tarentaise cows per group) and assigned to dietary treatments: corn silage (87% of dry matter intake), grass silage (86%), ryegrass hay (90%), mountain natural grassland hay (87%), or a diet rich in concentrate (CONC, 65/35% concentrate/hay). In Experiment 2, 16 cows divided into 2 groups were fed during 3 or 6 wk mountain natural pasture (100%) or mountain natural grassland hay (87%). Principal component analysis was applied to describe the relationships among dairy performances, milk fatty acids (FA), and lipolytic system. The milk 18:0, cis-9-18:1, trans-11-18:1, and cis-9, trans-11-18:2 percentages were closely associated with 3-wk mountain natural pasture diet, whereas short- and medium-chain (mostly saturated) FA were associated with the CONC diet. Tarentaise milk fat contained a lower proportion (–3 to 4 g/100 g) of 16:0 and higher proportions of stearic acid and fewer markedly polyunsaturated FA than Montbéliarde milk fat. Milk lipolysis was lowest for CONC and corn silage groups. Milk from Tarentaise cows presented lower initial free FA and postmilking lipolysis. Diets given to cows, especially young grass, modified the milk content of FA with a putative nutritional effect on human health.

Key Words: forage • milk fatty acid • conjugated linoleic acid • milk lipolytic system

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