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Physicochemical composition, sensory attributes, and economic analysis of Minas Frescal cheese from grazing dairy cows supplemented with different levels of cassava root silage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2025

Cláudia Siqueira Caldas ,
Julián Andrés Castillo Vargas Open the ORCID record for Julián Andrés Castillo Vargas [Opens in a new window] ,
Rafael Mezzomo ,
Luckas Thiago Oliveira Galvão ,
Luís Rennan Sampaio Oliveira ,
Perlon Maia dos Santos ,
Raylon Pereira Maciel ,
Fernanda Lopes da Silva ,
Ellen Vitória da Silva de Sousa  and
Açucena Guedelha Bonfim
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Cláudia Siqueira Caldas
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Parauapebas, PA, Brazil
Julián Andrés Castillo Vargas*
Affiliation:
Center for Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú, Acaraú, CE, Brazil
Rafael Mezzomo
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Parauapebas, PA, Brazil
Luckas Thiago Oliveira Galvão
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Parauapebas, PA, Brazil
Luís Rennan Sampaio Oliveira
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Parauapebas, PA, Brazil
Perlon Maia dos Santos
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Parauapebas, PA, Brazil
Raylon Pereira Maciel
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Parauapebas, PA, Brazil
Fernanda Lopes da Silva
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Parauapebas, PA, Brazil
Ellen Vitória da Silva de Sousa
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Parauapebas, PA, Brazil
Açucena Guedelha Bonfim
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Parauapebas, PA, Brazil
Antonio Pinheiro Faciola
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Kaliandra Souza Alves
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Parauapebas, PA, Brazil
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Corresponding author: Julián Andrés Castillo Vargas; Email: jcfcav@gmail.com
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Abstract

This study evaluated the effects of replacing ground corn with cassava root silage (CRS) in the supplement of grazing dairy cows on production yield, physicochemical characteristics, sensory attributes, and profitability of Minas Frescal cheese. Ten primiparous Girolando cows, with a mean weight of 373.45 ± 63.55 kg, a mean milk production of 12.48 ± 1.58 kg/d, and 76 days of lactation, were distributed into two 5 × 5 Latin squares. The animals were placed in the following five treatments: I, grazing without supplementation (WOS); II to V, grazing receiving 5 kg of dry matter (DM) of supplement without CRS (0 g/kg DM CRS) and with 260, 520 and 780 g/kg DM of CRS. Inclusion level of CRS did not affect (P > 0.067) physicochemical characteristics, sensory attributes, and production yield of cheese. However, cheese produced from supplemented animals had greater levels of protein (P = 0.025) and individual cheese production (kg of cheese/animal/day; P < 0.001) compared to WOS animals. Finally, the inclusion of CRS at up to 520 g/kg DM maximized cheese production by 0.73 kg of cheese/animal/day and gross revenue by 3.49 US$/animal/day, compared to WOS animals. In conclusion, replacement of ground corn with CRS in the supplement of dairy cows did not impact physicochemical characteristics and sensory attributes of Minas Frescal cheese. In addition, inclusion of CRS at up to 520 g/kg DM replacing ground corn in the supplement may be a suitable strategy for enhancing the profitability of Minas Frescal cheese production.

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alternative feedAmazondairy productfood qualityManihot esculenta

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Journal of Dairy Research , First View , pp. 1 - 11
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Cláudia Siqueira Caldas and Julian Andres Castillo Vargas contributed equally to this work.

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