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The variation throughout a year in the fatty acid composition of milk fat from 2 dairy herds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

K. Hutton ,
R. C. Seeley  and
D. G. Armstrong
K. Hutton
Affiliation:
Agricultural Biochemistry Department, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne
R. C. Seeley
Affiliation:
Agricultural Biochemistry Department, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne
D. G. Armstrong
Affiliation:
Agricultural Biochemistry Department, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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Summary

Differences in milk-fat composition in summer and winter have been demonstrated and related to feeding for an autumn calving Friesian herd and an Ayrshire herd in which calving was equally divided between spring and autumn. The observations are in agreement with previous results obtained for milk fat in the Northern Hemisphere.

Summer milk fat contained more C18 acids and less C4–C16 acids than winter milk fat, the effect being particularly marked for the autumn calving herd.

Changes in the pattern of feeding altered the fatty acid composition of milk fat from both herds, and abrupt changes in feeding were clearly reflected even at times when stage of lactation effects were greatest.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , February 1969 , pp. 103 - 113
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1969

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