ORIGINAL PAPER
The effects of linseed and rape seed cultivars and
fish oil on the fatty acid profile of cow milk fat
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National Research Institute of Animal Production,
32-083 Balice, Poland
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The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences,
05-110 Jabłonna, Poland
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National Research Institute of Animal Production, Experimental Farm,
64-122 Pawłowice, Poland
Publication date: 2007-01-26
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J. Strzetelski
National Research Institute of Animal Production,
32-083 Balice, Poland
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2007;16(Suppl. 1):70-74
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ABSTRACT
Twenty-eight Black-and-White cows were allotted to 7 groups of 4 each and fed for 8 weeks
basal ration containing maize, lucerne and beet pulp silage, wet brewer’s grains and meadow hay
and different concentrate mixtures without additives (control group) or supplemented with: 10%
linseed (Omega, Linola or Opal cv.), rape seed (Spencer or Contact cv.), or 4% fish oil as fat sources
in the respective experimental groups. Each ingredient of basal diet and concentrates were given
separately. Cows fed diets enriched with vegetable oils produced more milk containing a somewhat
lower level of fat, protein and lactose than control cows. Omega or Opal cv. linseeds resulted in an
increase in n-3 PUFA, but Linola cv. linseed raised the n-6 PUFA proportion in milk fat. Feeding
diets supplemented with fat resulted in a decrease of SFA and increase of the CLA proportion in milk
fat, particularly when feeding fish oil.