Milk FA Composition
The effect of the experimental diet on FA composition
and nutritional indices of milk are shown in Tables
3 and 4. Supplementation with flaxseed and fish oil
significantly affected milk FA profile. The content of
C4:0 in milk from FS cows was lower (P < 0.05) than
in milk from FO cows, whereas no differences emerged
among treatments for the content of FA C6:0 to C12:0.
Milk from FS cows resulted in lower C14:0 content than
milk from CT cows (P < 0.05) and lower C15:0, C16:0,
C17:0, and C17:1 contents than milk from CT and FO
cows (P < 0.001). The C18:0 and C18:1 cis-9 contents
were higher (P < 0.01) in the milk of FS cows than in
the milk of FO and CT cows. Dietary supplementations
increased contents of milk C18:1 trans-11 (P < 0.01)
and C18:2 cis-9,trans-11 CLA isomer (P < 0.001) when