Comparison of Mineral, Metabolic, and Oxidative Profile of Saanen Goat during Lactation with Different Mediterranean Breed Clusters under the Same Environmental Conditions

Manuelian, Carmen L.; Maggiolino, Aristide; De Marchi, Massimo; Claps, Salvatore; Esposito, Luigi; Rufrano, Domenico; Casalino, Elisabetta; Tateo, Alessandra; Neglia, Gianluca; De Palo, Pasquale

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Comparison of Mineral, Metabolic, and Oxidative Profile of Saanen Goat during Lactation with Different Mediterranean Breed Clusters under the Same Environmental Conditions

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Pasquale De Palo

Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy

Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Casamassima km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Italy

Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economy Analysis-Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, S.S.7 Via Appia, 85051 Bella Muro, Italy

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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production (DMVPA), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Via Federico Delpino 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy

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Animals 2020, 10(3), 432; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10030432

Received: 17 February 2020 / Accepted: 27 February 2020 / Published: 4 March 2020

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

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The study aims to compare physiological and productive responses of five Mediterranean heritage goat breeds with a high production breed, spread worldwide, the Saanen breed. The overall objective of the paper was to highlight that in difficult environmental conditions, although not so extreme, a high production breed does not actually represent the best solution, both from animals’ welfare conditions and for production. Mediterranean breeds showed better milk quality than Saanen, and tended to recover earlier from negative energy balance. However, no differences were observed on long-term oxidative stress markers. This paper contributes to increase interest towards animal biodiversity and valorization of local breeds, which are characterized by a long selective pressure linked to the environmental adaptation and less selected for productive traits.

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This study aimed to describe metabolic, oxidative, and mineral blood profiles of Saanen does through lactation compared with Mediterranean breed clusters (Maltese and Rossa Mediterranea, and Jonica, Garganica, and Girgentana). Milk and blood samples of 57 dairy goats (9–10 goats per breed) were collected from the 2nd to the 30th week of lactation every 2–3 weeks. Saanen showed greater milk yield and somatic cell score, and lower fat and protein percentage through lactation (p < 0.05) than the Mediterranean breed clusters. Blood analysis revealed that stage of lactation had a greater impact than breed cluster, except for uric acid, alkaline phosphatase, and aspartate aminotransferase. Plasmatic non-esterified fatty acids indicated a greater negative energy balance in Saanen than the other breed clusters during early and medium lactation stages (p < 0.05). Serum Cl, Mg, and Ca increased in all the breed clusters from early to the following stages of lactation (p < 0.05). No significant prooxidant/antioxidant imbalances were detected in any of the three clusters during the entire lactation. In conclusion, Mediterranean breeds tended to recover earlier from negative energy balance than Saanen, but effects of breed or stage of lactation on long-term oxidative stress indicators were not evident. View Full-Text

Keywords: goats; Mediterranean heritage breed; blood chemistry; negative energy balance; blood mineral profile; oxidative stress

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Manuelian, C.L.; Maggiolino, A.; De Marchi, M.; Claps, S.; Esposito, L.; Rufrano, D.; Casalino, E.; Tateo, A.; Neglia, G.; De Palo, P. Comparison of Mineral, Metabolic, and Oxidative Profile of Saanen Goat during Lactation with Different Mediterranean Breed Clusters under the Same Environmental Conditions. Animals 2020, 10, 432. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10030432

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Manuelian CL, Maggiolino A, De Marchi M, Claps S, Esposito L, Rufrano D, Casalino E, Tateo A, Neglia G, De Palo P. Comparison of Mineral, Metabolic, and Oxidative Profile of Saanen Goat during Lactation with Different Mediterranean Breed Clusters under the Same Environmental Conditions. Animals. 2020; 10(3):432. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10030432

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Manuelian, Carmen L., Aristide Maggiolino, Massimo De Marchi, Salvatore Claps, Luigi Esposito, Domenico Rufrano, Elisabetta Casalino, Alessandra Tateo, Gianluca Neglia, and Pasquale De Palo. 2020. "Comparison of Mineral, Metabolic, and Oxidative Profile of Saanen Goat during Lactation with Different Mediterranean Breed Clusters under the Same Environmental Conditions" Animals 10, no. 3: 432. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10030432

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