Abstract
1. 1. This study compared the composition of the skin surface lipids (SSL) of cattle ( Bos taurus) and of buffalo ( Bubalis bubalis) steers at the same level of feed intake in a thermoneutral environment. 2. 2. There was about eight times less lipid per unit area of skin surface on the buffalo than on cattle. 3. 3. The distribution of the different lipid classes in the SSL of the two breeds was different. Compared to cattle, the buffalo SSL was characterized by smaller proportions of wax ester bands 2 and 3 and triglycerides. 4. 4. There were significant species differences in the fatty acid patterns of the individual lipid classes. 5. 5. The results are discussed in relation to the functional attributes of sebum.
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