Cows' milk fat and human nutrition

Cows' milk fat and human nutrition.

Composition of milk fa t Cows’ milk fat consists mainly of triglycerides (98-99 g/100 g) together with smaller amounts of phospholipids (0 .9 ~ / I W g), cholesterol (0.3 g/100 g), carotenoids (6-7 pg/g), vitamin A (6-8 pg/g), vitamin D (0-5 pg cholecalciferoV1 oo g) and trace concentrations of other fat-soluble substances such as lanosterol, P-sitosterol, saturated hydrocarbons, squalene, glyc...

Fatty Acid Nutrition and Milk Fat Depression

Milk fat concentration is variable and very responsive to many factors including genetics, season of the year, and physiological state, but is especially responsive to diet. Synthesis of milk fat is an energy demanding process, but also represents a significant portion of the economic and nutritional value of dairy products. First described over one and a half centuries ago, diet-induced milk f...

Effects of daily exogenous oxytocin injections on milk production and fat yield in holstein cows

Cows' milk fat components as potential anticarcinogenic agents.

The optimum approach to conquering cancer is prevention. Although the human diet contains components which promote cancer, it also contains components with the potential to prevent it. Recent research shows that milk fat contains a number of potential anticarcinogenic components including conjugated linoleic acid, sphingomyelin, butyric acid and ether lipids. Conjugated linoleic acid inhibited ...

Milk Fat Depression in Dairy Cows – Influence of Supplemental Fats

Supplementing cows with fat can have several beneficial effects. It usually increases the energy density of the diet when starch or fiber is replaced with fatty acids. If milk production is increased, then feed efficiency may be improved which usually translates into more profit. Less heat may be produced in the rumen during digestion of fat-supplemented diets as fatty acids are not digested in...