¬The Impact of Anthocyanin supplementation on Oxidative Stress Reduction and Improve Milk Production in Friesian Crossbred Cows

Abstract

      This study was conducted for eighty days at the Dalmaj cattle station in Wasit Governorate. The study included the use of different levels of anthocyanins to determine their effect on some productive and physiological parameters of dairy cows. Twelve crossbred Friesian dairy cattle (average body weight 370 ± 23 kg) were allotted to feed in a completely randomized design (CRD) with three levels of anthocyanin supplementation (0, 200, and 400 mg/kg). additionally. The cows were split into three groups of four for each of the three experimental treatments. The results showed the possibility of extracting anthocyanins from Solanum melongena, which reached an average concentration of 673.056 mg/L. In addition to the ability of the extracted anthocyanins to scavenge free radicals, the antioxidant activity reached 83.12%. Compared to the synthetic antioxidant compound BHT (96.25%), The addition of anthocyanins (400 mg/kg of feed) increased milk production (19.22 kg/d), improved milk components, and reduced oxidation indicators in the blood, as the MDA value reached 1.05 mmol/L.