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Masking the Taste of Rapeseed Meal in Dairy Compound Feeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

Gina Frederick ,
J.M. Forbes  and
C.L. Johnson
Gina Frederick
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT
J.M. Forbes
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT
C.L. Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT
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Oilseed rape meal is high in protein and available in the UK relatively cheaply. Toxic constituents limit its inclusion in feeds for pigs and poultry but this is not a problem with ruminant animals where microbial action in the rumen removes them. However, the bitter taste of rape meal has been thought to reduce its palatability for ruminant animals (Stedman and Hill, 1987) and it is recommended that its inclusion in compound feeds for cows should not exceed about 150kg/tonne; masking agents are incorporated to reduce this limitation.

The question to be addressed can be summarized as “can higher rates of inclusion of rape meal in dairy compound feeds be concealed by more mask?”. Twelve dry cows in late pregnancy were offered feeds with various levels of rape meal in combination with several levels of mask and rate of consumption was monitored.

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Dairy Cow
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1988 , March 1988 , pp. 116
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1988

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References

Stedman, J.A. and Hill, R. 1987. Voluntary food intake in a limited time of lambs and calves given diets containing rapeseed meal from different types and varieties of rape, and rapeseed meal treated to reduce the glucosinolate concentration. Animal Production, 44: 75–82.Google Scholar