Fatty acid concentration of plasma, muscle, adipose and liver from beef heifers fed an encapsulated n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplement

Increasing the content of polyunsaturated fat in the human diet is a priority for reducing cardiovascular disease and cancer risks. Beef has the potential to contribute to the polyunsaturated fat content in the human diet; however, ruminants cannot synthesise many long-chain fatty acids de novo; the...

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Main Authors: A.A. Hennessy, D.A. Kenny, C.J. Byrne, S. Childs, R.P. Ross, R. Devery, C. Stanton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731120300392