Effect of adding lemon grass to dairy cow diets on milk quality and blood oxidation resistance
Lemon grass ( Cymbopogon citratus), a native grass of India, is a tall tropical grass.The plant grows in dense clumps up to 2 meters in diameter and has leaves up to 1 meter long.The fresh stalks and leaves have a clean lemon like odor because they contain an essential oil, which is also present in lemon peel.Lemon grass is a perennial tufted grass with long, sharp‐edged blades.It grows in dense clumps in tropical or subtropical climates.In traditional medicine, lemon grass is used for the cure of some infectious illnesses and fever.The benefits derived from lemon grass are that it clears confusion, lessens stress and reduces mental fatigue.Other medicinal properties of lemongrass include its use as an antiseptic agent, astringent bactericide, insecticide and fungicide.It can be used as an antiseptic wash or as a compress on skin infections such as ringworm and infected sores.It can also be taken as an anti‐oxidant as well as to assist the process of digestion.As lemon grass can be easily produced in large quantity whether it can be used to feed dairy cow and in the process improve milk flavor or cow health merits research.
Lemon grass Milk Quality Oxidation resistance
GU Hong-ru DING Cheng-long DING Yi SHEN Yi-xin
Institute of Animal Science,Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Nanjing 210014 College of Animal Science and Technology,Nanjing Agricultural University,Nanjing 210095,China
国际会议
呼和浩特
英文
2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）