Effects of increased supplementation of n-3 fatty acids to transition dairy cows on performance and fatty acid profile in plasma, adipose tissue, and milk fat

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5877-5889

  Zachut, M ^a,b   Arieli, A ^b   Lehrer, H ^a   Livshitz, L ^a   Yakoby, S ^a   Moallem, U ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Milk fat; N 3 fatty acid; Transition cow

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FLAX; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FLAX; LACTATION; MILK; PREGNANCY;

EID: 78649288575     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3427     Document Type: Article

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