Fatty acid profile of milk from goats fed diets with different levels of conserved and fresh forages

Aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of different proportions of hay and fresh grass in goats’ diet on milk fatty acid profile. Nine Camosciata goats were fed a fixed amount of concentrate (30% of total diet) and different percentages (40% vs 30%, 50% vs 20% and 60% vs 10%) of hay and fresh grass, respectively. Diminishing amounts of fresh grass percentages in the diet led to significant increases of lauric, myristic and palmitic acids (P ≤ 0.001) and to significant decreases of C18:1 t6‐11, rumenic and α‐linolenic acids (P ≤ 0.001) in milk, thus determining a worsening of the health value of milk fat.     

GROWING ACCESS TO LOCAL DECISION‐MAKING? EXPLAINING VARIATION AMONG DUTCH MUNICIPALITIES IN THE INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES TO PROMOTE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION

Dutch municipalities have taken several institutional measures to promote citizen participation. The used measures differ widely, however, from one municipality to the next: some try to innovate, while others keep the level of participation measures at the lowest possible level. This study tries to explain those differences. Contrary to other studies, it uses a quantitative approach and does not focus on the impact of participatory policies. Instead, the article aims to better understand what drives institutional design. The article demonstrates that differences between municipalities can best be explained by variables at the institutional and political levels, although it also observes that possible explanatory variables correlate highly.