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1 st WorkshopXIII International Feed Technology SymposiumTable 3. <strong>Effects</strong> <strong>of</strong> pasture with or without lipid supplements on milk fat CLA in dairycows (13)248Milk fat CLA (% <strong>of</strong> total FA)Winter diet PasturePasture + Lipid Treatment durationsupplement0.3 1.3 - -0.3 0.6 - 4 months0.4 1.2 - 3 weeks0.5 1.1 - 4 weeks0.4 0.7 - 4 months0.4 1.1/1.4 - 3 months- 0.5 0.5/0.8 8 weeks- 1.7 2.5/2.2 3 weeks- 0.8 1.3/1.8 6 weeks0.3 - 1.3 4 weeks0.6 1.7 - 3 weeks0.6 0.8 - 6 weeksYoung grass high C18:3 concentration <strong>and</strong> low fiber content probably combine toincrease CLA <strong>and</strong> trans-18:1 production. Also, the particular botanical composition <strong>of</strong>natural highl<strong>and</strong> meadows seems to promote high milk CLA concentrations (up to 2.4%,(44)), whereas a botanical composition effect <strong>of</strong> cultivated swards appears to be low.CONCLUSIONConjugated isomers <strong>of</strong> omega-6 linoleic acid (CLA) are naturally occurring in food insmall quantities, especially in milk. Concentration <strong>of</strong> CLA can vary in food <strong>and</strong> thelevels <strong>of</strong> CLA in milk are mainly dependant on animal diet. Feeding factors make itpossible to vary milk FA composition in many ways. Recent advances in the knowledge<strong>of</strong> FA synthesis mechanisms (digestion <strong>and</strong> metabolism) <strong>and</strong> their putative physiologicaleffects in human consumers have significantly boosted on going research <strong>and</strong> potentialapplications. Research by numerous authors has established that by using different feedsas well as supplements in cow nutrition, increases milk fat content <strong>and</strong> milk yield, aswell as the <strong>fatty</strong> acid pr<strong>of</strong>ile in milk fat, <strong>and</strong> can lead to a considerable increase <strong>of</strong> thecontent <strong>of</strong> unsaturated <strong>fatty</strong> <strong>acids</strong> <strong>and</strong> CLA which demonstrate efficacy in reducingcholesterol in plasma, <strong>and</strong> the ingestion <strong>of</strong> which is very important from the aspect <strong>of</strong>human health. As regards ruminant nutrition, the aim is to better underst<strong>and</strong> the effects<strong>of</strong> using grass-based diets, new combinations <strong>of</strong> feedstuffs in concentrates, <strong>and</strong> oil seedtechnology <strong>and</strong> processing. However, very few direct comparisons have been madebetween the main types <strong>of</strong> basal diets (different types <strong>of</strong> forages, starchy concentrates,etc.) combined with various lipid supplements (oils, seeds, technological processing <strong>and</strong>lipid dose added to the basal diet). However, it is clear that the plasticity <strong>of</strong> milk fatcomposition is very large, according to numerous interactions between forageconcentrates-oils-minerals-vitamins,time after <strong>dietary</strong> changes, as well as ruminant

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