There is increasing evidence to indicate that nutrition is an important factor involved in the
onset and development of several chronic human diseases including cancer, cardiovascular …

The potential to modify the milk fatty acid (FA) composition by changing the cow or goat diets
is reviewed. Ruminal biohydrogenation (RBH), combined with mammary lipogenic and Δ‐9 …

Tannins are a large, diverse and complex group of phenolic compounds that may be
detrimental, innocuous or beneficial to animal nutrition and health depending on a number …

There is considerable interest in altering the fatty acid composition of milk with the overall
aim of improving the long-term health of consumers. Important targets include reducing the …

Antioxidants are necessary in the Western diet as it is rich in polyenoic fatty acids, which are
easily oxidized with formation of free radicals that are harmful if present in higher amounts …

Despite the fact that the ruminant diet is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), ruminant
products–meat, milk and dairy–contain mainly saturated fatty acids (SFA) because of …

Fat is an important constituent contributing to the organoleptic, processing and physical
properties of ruminant milk. Understanding the regulation of milk fat synthesis is central to …

Milk fat is a complex mixture of geometric and positional isomers of monounsaturated and
polyunsaturated, including short‐, long‐and branch‐chain fatty acids (FAs). There has been …

In addition to its economic value, milk fat is responsible for many of milk's characteristics and
can be markedly affected by diet. Diet-induced milk fat depression (MFD) was first described …

Growth in demand for foods with potentially beneficial effects on consumer health has
motivated increased interest in developing strategies for improving the nutritional quality of …