The transfer of conjugated linoleic acid and vaccenic acid from milk to meat in goats

Abstract

Biomedical studies with animal models have demonstrated that conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) have many positive health benefits. The major sources of CLA in human diets are meat and milk products from ruminants. The content of CLA in ruminant fat depends on the rumen’s production of CLA and trans-11 C18:1 (vaccenic acid,VA) as bio-hydrogenation intermediates and on VA by D9-desaturase.

Keywords

• kid, goat, milk, meat, fatty acid