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Associations between concentrations of fat and intermediates of ruminal biohydrogenation in milk of dairy cows
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2021
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Rumen bacteria convert polyunsaturated C18 fatty acids to stearic acid (CI8:0) by biohydrogenation. Intermediates include a family of cis/trans isomers of linoleic acid known as conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and a family of trans isomers of oleic acid (C18:1), chiefly trans-11 C18:1. Trans fatty acids inhibit milk fat synthesis in cows, an effect which Griinari et al. (1997) attributed specifically to trans-10 C18:1. Biohydrogenation intermediates can be incorporated directly into milk. In humans, trans C18:1 in hydrogenated vegetable oil (chiefly trans-9 C18:1) mimic saturated fatty acids as a risk factor for heart disease (Judd et al., 1994) and may inhibit milk fat synthesis. CLA may be anticarcinogenic (Parodi, 1997). It is important, therefore, to understand the effect of dairy cow nutrition on biohydrogenation intermediates.
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