Fatty Acids 101

Quick Guide to Fatty Acids

April 7, 2015

We are finally ready to say goodbye to crude fat and ether extract, and to say hello to the percent total fatty acids and the amounts of individual fatty acids in the dairy cow’s diet. Why? Because they matter! Each fatty acid has specific roles in the dairy cow and the balance of these fatty acids plays a tremendous role in milk and milk fat production, reproduction and the immune status of the animal.

What this Quick Guide to Fatty Acids video includes:

  1. An overview of the Quick Guide to Fatty Acids PDF resource.
  2. The basics on the main fatty acids in dairy cow diets and the roles that they play.
  3. How these fatty acids flow from the rumen to the small intestine, and the impacts of biohydrogenation on actual fatty acids utilized by the cow.

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