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Buttermilk

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

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Description 

Buttermilk is the liquid product that is remaining after whole milk is churned.

Nutritional aspects
Nutritional attributes 

Normally it contains more fat than skim milk. It is more acidic and can have more of a laxative action. Applications of buttermilk in animal feeding systems have been described (Jensen, 1978).

Potential constraints 

Adequate heat treatment (pasteurization) should be applied to assure that all pathogenic organisms have been destroyed.

Ruminants 

Use of buttermilk in dairy calf feeding system have been extensively reviewed (Durrani, 1987). When buttermilk replace skim milk in the diets of calves no difference in performance was observed (Lettner et al., 1991). Performance in young lambs was increased when buttermilk was used to replace plant protein sources (Karvonen et al., 1980).

Pigs 

Buttermilk was found to be an excellent supplemental protein source for growing swine (Rodriguez et al., 1981). Average daily gain was improved in young growing swine when buttermilk replaced soybean meal (Christison, 1982). Gain was increased in pigs when buttermilk was added to their diet (Weckowicz et al., 1977). Sour buttermilk was found to be suitable to be used in feeding swine (Lettner et al., 1998).

Poultry 

Dried buttermilk was incorporated into starter (0, 3, 6, 9 %) and finisher (0, 1, 2, 3 %) broiler diets replacing either fish meal, soybean meal or sunflower meal and the best performance was at the 3 % in the starter and 1 % in the finisher incorporation rates (Petkova et al., 1976).

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References
References 
Christison, G. I. ; Parra de Solano, N. M., 1982. Utilization of protein from peas, barley, buttermilk powder and soybean meal by early-weaned pigs. Can. J. Anim. Sci., 62 (3): 899-905 web icon
Durrani, N. U., 1987. Raising dairy calves on small farms. Progressive Farming, 7 (4-5): 30-35
Jensen, G. K., 1978. The range of animal feeding products manufactured by the dairy industry. Composition, properties and factors of significance for future development. Mejeribrugets foderprodukter. Aktuel status og udviklingsmuligheder, 5-21
Karvonen, V. ; Sormunen, R., 1980. Dried buttermilk as a source of protein for lambs. Symposium on intensive sheep production, Helsinki, 27-30 Aug. 1979, 129-132
Lettner, F. ; Wetscherek, W., 1991. Trockenbuttermilch im Milchaustauschfutter für die Kälbermast. Der Förderungsdienst, 39: 237-242
Lettner, F. ; Wetscherek, W., 1998. Buttermilk in pig finishing. Forderungsdienst, 46 (4): 17-19
Petkova, G. ; Tsvetanov, I. ; Bal'ozov, D., 1976. Development and study of recipes for compounded broiler rations including local products. I. Effect of dried buttermilk. Zhivotnov'dni Nauki, 13 (1): 75-81
Rodriguez, J. P. ; Young, L. G., 1981. Utilization of corn and wheat in diets of pigs weaned at 7 days of age. J. Anim. Sci., 53: 683-692 web icon
Weckowicz, E. ; Szycko, B., 1977. Use of whey for feeding pigs on the ZZD Kolbacz commercial farm. Przeglad Hodowlany, 8: 13-14, 5
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