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The biohydrogenation of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids determined in-vitro

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

S.L. Cooper ,
L.A. Sinclair ,
J. A. Huntington ,
R.G. Wilkinson ,
S. Chikunya ,
M. Enser  and
J.D. Wood
S.L. Cooper
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Harper Adams University College, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, UK
L.A. Sinclair
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Harper Adams University College, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, UK
J. A. Huntington
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Harper Adams University College, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, UK
R.G. Wilkinson
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Harper Adams University College, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, UK
S. Chikunya
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Harper Adams University College, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, UK
M. Enser
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, BS40 5DU, UK
J.D. Wood
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, BS40 5DU, UK
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Unprotected n-3 PUFA supplements fed to ruminants are subject to lipolysis and biohydrogenation in the rumen (Wachira et al. 1998). Improving the n-3 PUFA content of ruminant products therefore requires some form of protection of dietary lipid from microbial activity in the rumen. The in-vitro incubation of PUFA sources offers the opportunity of rapidly determining the level of protection offered against ruminal biohydrogenation. The objectives of the current experiment were therefore to determine the biohydrogenation of a number of sources containing a-linolenic acid using the in-vitro gas production technique.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 147
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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