What is it about?
The trans-10, cis-12 isomer of CLA is considered the main responsible for milk fat depression syndrome (MFD), which causes a lower yield of byproducts like cheese and butter. Some alternatives to alleviate the MFD have been proposed, but the MFD has not been mitigated. Therefore, palmitic acid is presented as a viable option since the use of purified sources of this fatty acid increases milk production as well as fat concentration and yield.
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Why is it important?
The milk fat depression syndrome (MFD) is characterized by a decrease of up to 50% of milk fat concentration, and consequently there is a lower yield of byproducts like cheese and butter, which represents a lower milk price to producers. Under this scenario, some alternatives to alleviate the MFD have been proposed, where palmitic acid could be a viable option.
Perspectives
The problem of milk fat reduction syndrome has been a long time problem, and to date there was no proposed solution. So that having worked on it, and finding that palmitic acid is indeed a solution to such a problem, is a great satisfaction, since it solves a real problem, for the benefit of the dairy industry, and all the actors involved. It has been gratifying to be contacted by various researchers requesting the respective article, which motivates to continue working on it.
Omar Hernandez-Mendo
Colegio de Postgraduados
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This page is a summary of: Effect of palmitic acid on the mitigation of milk fat depression syndrome caused by trans-10, cis-12-conjugated linoleic acid in grazing dairy cows, Archives of Animal Nutrition, October 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/1745039x.2017.1379165.
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