Journal of Animal Research

  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 6

Fat Soluble Vitamins Profile of Milk in Various Indigenous Cattle Breeds of Rajasthan

  • Author:
  • Navav Singh1,*, Sanjita Sharma1, Vishnu Sharma2, Ashok Baindha3, Govind Singh Dhakad4, Nirmal Kumar Jeph5
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Published Online: Jul 19, 2023
  • Page Number: 843 to 847

1Department of Livestock Production Management, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, BikanerJaipur, Rajasthan, India

2Department of Animal Nutrition, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, BikanerJaipur, Rajasthan, India

3Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, BikanerJaipur, Rajasthan, India

4Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, BikanerJaipur, Rajasthan, India

5Department of Livestock Farm Complex, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, BikanerJaipur, Rajasthan, India

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to investigate the fat soluble vitamins profile in milk of zebu cattle viz. Kankrej, Sahiwal and Rathi in hot arid region of India. About 150 indigenous milking cattle (50 from each breed) viz. Kankrej, Sahiwal and Rathi were included in the study and 100 ml of milk sample was collected from four quarter of udder of lactating cows as pool sample from different Livestock research stations of Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal science, Bikaner. Milk samples were analyzed by HPLC and one way ANOVA and DMRT (SPPS 24) to assess fat soluble vitamins profile in milk. The results showed significant variation of retinol content (p<0.05) among three cattle breeds. Whereas, Sahiwal cattle have significantly higher retinol content as compared to Kankrej and Rathi. α-tocopherol, cholecalciferol and vitamin D2 were significantly not differ in among breeds. The present study concluded the milk from the indigenous cattle breeds have distinct compositions and quantities of different active components that can be harnessed to promote different functional foods based on indigenous cattle milk.

• Variation of fat soluble vitamins profile in milk of different Zebu cattle breeds.

• Sahiwal cattle have significantly higher retinol content as compared to Kankrej and Rathi.

Keywords

Fat soluble vitamins, Retinol, α-tocopherol, Cholecalciferol, Indigenous cattle, Milk