Effect of parity on the proximate composition and fatty acid profile of milk from Nguni cattle grazing on natural pastures

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 43, 2011, Pages 8647-8653

  Rani, Zikhona T ^a   Chimonyo, Michael ^b   Hugo, Arno ^c   Marume, Upenyu ^a   Muchenje, Voster ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conjugated linoleic acid; Fat content; Fatty acid profile; Harsh environment; Milk composition

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID; FATTY ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ICOSENOIC ACID; MILK FAT; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; MYRISTIC ACID; MYRISTOLEIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PALMITIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; STEARIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD QUALITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID COMPOSITION; MILK; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PASTURE;

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EID: 80051755232     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.2384     Document Type: Article

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