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Simple SummaryThe objective of this study was to evaluate short-term variations of trans fatty acids (TFA) in plasma lipoproteins and ruminal fermentation parameters of non-lactating cows subjected to ruminal pulses of vegetable oils. Over three-day periods, three non-lactating, non-pregnant Holstein cows received ruminal pulses of soybean oil, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil and a control with no added oil. In summary, results showed that for both oil treatments there was an accumulation of several C18:1 TFA in plasma and lipoproteins, especially on the third day of pulsing. Each C18:1 TFA responded differently to treatments over time.The objective of this study was to evaluate short-term variations of trans fatty acids (TFA) in plasma lipoproteins and ruminal fermentation parameters of non-lactating cows subjected to ruminal pulses of vegetable oils. Three non-lactating, non-pregnant Holstein cows, each with a ruminal cannula, were arranged in a 3 × 3 Latin square design with three-day pulsing periods and four-day washout intervals between treatments. Cows were treated with single ruminal pulses of: (1) control (skimmed milk (SM); 500 mL); (2) soybean oil (SO; 250 g/d in 500 mL of SM) and (3) partially-hydrogenated vegetable oil (PHVO; 250 g/d in 500 mL of SM). Time changes after infusion in TFA contents were only observed for plasma C18:1 trans-4, trans-5 and trans-12, and high-density lipoprotein fraction C18:1 trans-9. After ruminal pulses, concentration of acetate decreased linearly; molar concentrations of propionate and valerate increased linearly; molar concentrations of butyrate and isovalerate changed quadratically and were greater at 1 h than at other times. There was an accumulation of several C18:1 TFA in plasma and lipoproteins, especially on the third day of pulsing. Overall, naturally occurring C18:1 TFA isomers (produced during ruminal biohydrogenation of SO) and preformed TFA (supplied by PHVO) elicited differential TFA partitioning and transport in plasma and lipoproteins.

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  • The objective of this study was to evaluate the short-term variations of C18:1 trans fatty acids (TFA) in plasma lipoproteins and ruminal fermentation parameters of cows subjected to ruminal pulses of vegetable oils

  • The most abundant fatty acids (FA) in dietary oils were the following: soybean oil (SO) contained (g/100 g of total FA) 22 of C18:1 cis-9 and 53 of C18:2 cis-9, 12; Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (PHVO) contained (g/100 g of total FA) 8 of C16:0 and 8 of C18:0

  • The PHVO emulsion contained a high proportion (~50 g/100 g) of TFA covering the range of C18:1 trans positional isomers from trans-4 to trans-12

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Introduction

Trans fatty acids (TFA) are produced naturally during biohydrogenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (FA) in the rumen and are incorporated into milk fat [1]. TFA in ruminant fat is vaccenic acid (C18:1 trans-11), accounting for 60% to 80% of total. TFA, other TFA (e.g., C18:1 trans-10) occur when high-fat or high-concentrate diets are fed to ruminants. Hydrogenated vegetable oils (PHVO) contain a mixture of C18:1 trans isomers [2] and their proportions vary depending on the source of vegetable oil. PHVO from industrial origin contain up to 50% TFA, mainly C18:1 trans-9 and

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