Multi-attribute decision-making: Use of scoring methods to choose the best form of dietary fat supplement in pregnant Saanen goats.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nutritional manipulation with functional nutrients like polyunsaturated fatty acids can boost milk production efficiency in dairy farming. It is important to consider the animal's physiological periods, especially the second half of the first pregnancy for mammary gland development.

Objectives

By considering multiple factors and comparing them, multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) can be utilized to conduct further assessments and select the best diet for the animals.

Methods

Forty primiparous Saanen does, from the last 2 months of pregnancy up to 4 months of lactation, have been assigned to four iso-energetic and iso-nitrogenous diets. Four dietary groups included: no external sources of fat (negative control, CT), saturated palm oil (positive control),

SUBMITTER: Javaheri Barfourooshi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10650249 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature