Bioquímica e perfil de ácidos graxos plasmático de vacas em lactação ingerindo dietas contendo colorífico de urucum

Abstract

Blood cholesterol excess can be responsible for the onset of cardiovascular disease, especially atherosclerosis. The inclusion of carotenoids in the diet of animals can benefit human health by changing the concentration of cholesterol and fatty acid profile, due antioxidant action. The urucunzeiro (Bixa orellana L.) features a powerful natural carotenoid. Aimed to evaluate plasma lipids and fatty acids in dairy cows fed diets containing annatto. 32 Holstein cows were used (550 kg), distributed in a completely randomized design allocated in individual pens submitted to the following treatments: (1) diet without spice, (2) 0.08 g of spice / kg DM, (3) 0 , 12g of spice / kg DM and (4) 0.16 g of spice / kg DM. The blood sample was collected via the epigastric vein puncture, centrifuged and frozen for later analysis. The results showed that the inclusion of annatto not promote improvements in the quality of serum cholesterol, increase HDL and LDL decreased (P> 0.05). The results indicate that the use of annatto in cows diet does not allow improvements in total cholesterol concentration, however leads to changes in plasma fatty acid profile (p <0.05).