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Effects of Feeding a Dietary Antioxidant in Diets with Oxidized Fat on Lactation Performance and Antioxidant Status of the Cow

M. Vázquez-Añón^*,1, J. Nocek, G. Bowman^*, T. Hampton^*, C. Atwell^*, P. Vázquez and T. Jenkins

^* Novus International Inc., St. Louis, MO 63147
Spruce Haven Research Center, Auburn, NY 13021
Universidad de Santiago, Lugo, Spain 27002
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634

¹ Corresponding author: Mercedes.vazquez{at}novusint.com

The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of feeding the dietary antioxidant Agrado Plus (AOX; Novus International, St. Louis, MO) in diets that contained 2% fresh fat (FF) or oxidized fat (OF) on milk production and composition and antioxidant status of cows during mid to late lactation. Forty-four mid to late lactating primiparous cows housed in a tie-stall barn were fed a diet that contained 2% FF for 15 d as adaptation period and then randomly allocated to 1 of the 4 dietary treatments (FF, FF+AOX, OF, OF +AOX) for 6 wk. Feeding AOX increased dry matter intake, 3.5% fat-corrected milk, and milk fat yield, and decreased milk protein content but not yield. Feeding OF increased milk fat yield, but decreased dry matter intake and body weight gain. Milk fat composition changed with treatments: AOX increased cis 18:1 and decreased trans-11 18:1, whereas OF decreased trans-9 and trans-11 18:1 and cis-9, trans-11 18:2 in milk. Plasma antioxidant enzymes and status were affected by treatments. Feeding OF increased superoxidase dismutase activity but decreased plasma antioxidant status, whereas AOX supplementation increased glutathione peroxidase activity across fat types and increased the antioxidant status and superoxidase dismutase activity when feeding OF diets. It can be concluded that feeding AOX improved lactation performance and the antioxidant status of the cow across fat types, and feeding OF increased milk fat yield but decreased dry matter intake, body weight gain, and antioxidant status. The negative effects of feeding OF were partially alleviated by AOX.

Key Words: oxidized fat • dietary antioxidant • Agrado Plus