title: [Effect of the addition of sorbitol to the feed of lactating cows on their performance and blood composition].
abstract: One hundred and nineteen dairy cows were given 0, 50 or 100 g sorbitol per day in the diet, in 4 trials. Three trials were conducted at the beginning of lactation, with maize silage, grass silage or grass silage and hay based diets. In the fourth trial conducted in mid-lactation, the concentrate had been enriched with fat. No sorbitol or fructose was found in blood. Sorbitol decreased free cholesterolemia (P less than 0.01), ester-cholesterolemia (P less than 0.10) and glycemia (P less than or equal to 0.05). No changes in performance were noted.
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D002417:Cattle / Q000502:physiology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000097:blood; D007774:Lactation / Q000187:drug effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D014280:Triglycerides; D013012:Sorbitol; D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Effet de l'addition de sorbitol à la ration des vaches laitières sur leurs performances et sur la composition de leur sang.