Nutritional application of olive pomace in dairy animals: chemical composition, implications for milk quality and yield, nutrient digestibility, economics, and limitations

Bilal, Rana Muhammad; Rudayni, Hassan A.; Ul Hassan, Faiz; Akhtar, Muhammad Uzair; Prince, Kashif; Alawam, Abdullah S.; Allam, Ahmed A.; Farag, Mayada Ragab; Khafaga, Asmaa F.; Taha, Ayman E.; Alagawany, Mahmoud

doi:10.5194/aab-68-731-2025

Articles | Volume 68, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-731-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-731-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 68, issue 4

Review

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11 Dec 2025

Review |

| 11 Dec 2025

Nutritional application of olive pomace in dairy animals: chemical composition, implications for milk quality and yield, nutrient digestibility, economics, and limitations

Rana Muhammad Bilal, Hassan A. Rudayni, Faiz Ul Hassan, Muhammad Uzair Akhtar, Kashif Prince, Abdullah S. Alawam, Ahmed A. Allam, Mayada Ragab Farag, Asmaa F. Khafaga, Ayman E. Taha, and Mahmoud Alagawany

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Short summary

This review mainly focuses on the effects of olive pomace inclusion in animal feed on milk production, growth performance, nutrient digestibility, feed efficiency, and health status of the animals. Overall, dietary olive pomace resulted in satisfactory response of the animals in terms of its addition in diets as a cheap nutrient source and improved quality of animal products.