Dietary inclusion of oil palm fronds does not change n-6 nor n-3 content of lamb tissue

• Main Authors: Abu Hassim, Hasliza, Lourenco, Marta, Goh, Yong Meng, De Smet, Stefaan, Fievez, Veerle
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29861/1/Dietary%20inclusion%20of%20oil%20palm%20fronds%20does%20not%20change%20n.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29861/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921448812003902?np=y
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Inclusion of oil palm fronds (OPF) in ruminant diets was previously reported to increase the tissue content of unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) and reduce rumen biohydrogenation, which was in contrast with our former in vitro study. Thus, a small scale in vivo study was performed to assess the effects...