Publications by authors named "Merike Henno"
Article Synopsis
- Postpartum negative energy balance (NEB) negatively affects dairy cows and reduces profitability in the farming sector.
- The study aimed to identify if milk fatty acids (FA), body condition score (BCS), and milk traits can predict energy balance (EB) in cows during their first 150 days of lactation.
- Results showed that a significant portion (67.1%) of the variance in energy balance can be explained through milk production traits, BCS, and specific FA ratios, indicating that these factors could be used to assess the energy status of dairy cows.
The study reported in this Research Communication compared retail milks' FA profiles from two neighbouring countries, estimated the potential contributions of these milks and a designer milk (achieved by changing the diet of the dairy cow) to the recommended human dietary intake of FA, and predicted (based on the milk FA profile) methane emission from dairy cows. Retail milks in Estonia and Latvia were purchased from supermarkets monthly for one year. To compare the FA composition of retail milk with designer milk with an increased PUFA content, the bulk milk FA profile from a separate field trial was used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: In response to public concern, this study assessed the fatty acid (FA) composition of blended spreads, margarines and shortenings in the Estonian retail market in 2011. Special attention was paid to the trans fatty acids (TFA) composition. The changes in these characteristics of selected dietary fats in the market over recent years are also presented.
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