Effects of extruded linseed supplementation on n-3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid in milk and cheese from ewes

Concentration (mg/g of total fatty acid methyl esters) of trans-12 trans-14, cis-12 trans-14, trans-11 trans-13, trans-11 cis-13, and trans-9 trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers determined by silver ion HPLC in bulk milk fat from ewes fed a diet supplemented with 0 (black bar), 6 (white bar), and 12 (gray bar) g of extruded linseed/100g of DM.

Evolution of C12:0, C14:0, C16:0, trans-10 C18:1, trans-11 C18:1, cis-9 trans-11 C18:2, and cis-9 cis-12 cis-15 C18:3 content (g/100g of total fatty acid methyl esters) in milk fat from ewes fed a diet supplemented with 0 (dotted line), 6 (dashed line), and 12 (solid line) g of extruded linseed/100g of DM. Values represent the mean from 5 individual animals plus bulk milk from 100 ewes