INGUBAL Ruminant Lechero is presented as an effective postbiotic supplement to improve milk production in goats, as well as its quality and economic value.

In order to assess the efficacy of INGUBAL Ruminant Lechero administration on milk production in goats and milk quality, we conducted a study in collaboration with researcher Alfredo García, from CICYTEX.

This study was carried out on Verata goats from the Valdesequera farm. A total of 60 goats were divided equally into a Control Group, which was fed conventional feed, and an Ingubal Group, whose feed was supplemented with postbiotics at a rate of 2kg of postbiotic supplement per ton of feed. For the evaluation of the results, blood samples were taken from the animals, milk production was measured and milk quality indicators were evaluated in both groups. The results obtained are presented below.

Blood tests: hematology and blood biochemistry

The data obtained from hematology and blood biochemistry did not yield relevant results, since no significant differences were observed between the Control and Ingubal groups. However, the safety of the product was demonstrated, since no alterations were detected that would lead to suspect any tissue damage.

Improved milk quality

Significant differences were detected in milk quality, with better average results obtained in those animals that had received postbiotic-supplemented feed. Among the most relevant data, a 28% reduction of mesophiles in the Ingubal group (85,323 CFU/ml) with respect to the Control group (118,413 CFU/ml) should be highlighted.

Increase in milk production

In terms of total milk production, an increase in production of 16.3% (average) was observed compared to the Control group. Transferring this data to a reference production of 500 liters per goat would mean an increase of 81.5 liters per lactating goat.

Milk composition and useful solids production

In addition to the increase in milk production, the study revealed that the milk from the Ingubal group had a higher percentage of lactose (5.37% vs. 4.99% in the control group). This data is consistent with the increase in milk volume, since lactose is the main osmotic component that determines the amount of water in milk.

Although the percentages of milk fat and protein were slightly lower in the Ingubal group (fat 4.37% vs. 4.69% in the control group; protein 3.79% vs. 3.75% in the control group), the total fat and protein that would be obtained in a 180-day lactation would be higher in the group supplemented with postbiotic due to the increase in milk production and, therefore, the total production of useful solids (kg of fat and protein) is higher in the Ingubal group.

With all this, we can conclude that the results obtained in this study show that the animals that took feed supplemented with INGUBAL Ruminant Lechero presented a higher milk production as well as an improvement in milk quality. In addition, it has been observed that the use of solid postbiotics in the feeding of goats in the milking phase, favorably affects the percentage of lactose in the milk, as well as the total production of fat and protein. These data, together with the increase in milk production, translate into an increase in the economic value of milk production in dairy goat farms.

The above conclusions are derived exclusively from the data collected in the study.

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