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| Venn diagram depicting numbers of MFGM proteins reported in cows, ewes, and goats (intersection list), or specifically reported in two or one species. The lists of 1095 MFGM proteins from ewes, 1012 from cows, and 520 from goats were collected from the Supporting Information from Refs. 20-22, respectively. All identifiers were homogenized and converted into “Gene Name” with UniProt database search engine to generate an atlas of proteins present in ruminant milk. The data mining was done using 1085, 970, and 487 gene names from ewe, cow, and goat, respectively. |
This review provides an overview of the different components of the milk fat fraction in ruminant species and on nutritional strategies to alter their amounts to improve the nutritional quality of milk. Furthermore, this review presents recent data on species peculiarities of the milk fat fraction composition and of its response to nutritional factors, which offers a promising model to identify news levers of regulation of this fraction and foster the identification of new feeding strategies to better control milk fat composition and feed efficiency.
The peculiarities of the response of the milk fat to diets that induce a milk fat depression in cows but in lesser extent in small ruminants are described. The potential effects of polar lipids, proteins, and liposoluble vitamins of the MFG on human health are reviewed, highlighting the nutraceutical properties of milk.
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This paper provides some valuable insight in enriching milk lipids with plant-origin lipids.
Table 2 is of particular interest.
It's good to see that polar lipids are mentioned.
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