Abstract
Extensive biohydrogenation of dietary fatty acids (FA) occurs in the rumen of dairy cattle, giving rise to a high proportion of saturated FA in milk fat. Saturated FA may contribute to increased risks of cardiovascular disease and the metabolic syndrome (Williams, 2000). Saturated FA, as well as several mono-unsaturated FA, can be desaturated by ¿9-desaturase, also known as stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD), present in the mammary gland of dairy cows. It is known that nutrition, especially polyunsaturated FA (PUFA), can affect the expression of SCD in rodents (Ntambi, 1999). Although various FA have been identified which can affect mammary SCD expression in dairy cattle, such knowledge is limited compared with rodents. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate
the effect of dietary FA supplementation of C18:1 cis-9, C18:2 cis-9,12 or C18:3 cis-9,12,15, by feeding rapeseed oil, soybean oil or linseed oil respectively, or its mixture, on SCD expression in the mammary gland of dairy cows.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Ruminant physiology |
Subtitle of host publication | Digestion, metabolism and effects of nutrition on reproduction and welfare |
Editors | Y. Chilliard, F. Glasser, Y. Faulconnier, F. Bocquier, I. Veissier, M. Doreau |
Place of Publication | Wageningen |
Publisher | Wageningen Academic Publishers |
Pages | 544-545 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789086866830 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789086861194 |
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Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Event | XIth International Symposium (ISRP) on Ruminant Physiology: Digestion, Metabolism and Effects of Nutrition on Reproduction and Welfare, Clermont-Ferrand, France - Duration: 6 Sept 2009 → 9 Sept 2009 |
Conference
Conference | XIth International Symposium (ISRP) on Ruminant Physiology: Digestion, Metabolism and Effects of Nutrition on Reproduction and Welfare, Clermont-Ferrand, France |
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Period | 6/09/09 → 9/09/09 |