| abstract |
Disclosed is a cow’s milk composition comprising fatty acids, said composition comprising per 100g total fatty acids between 35 and 42 g unsaturated fatty acids, between 0.7 and 8.0 g C18:3 cis 9,12,15 fatty acid and less than 3.5 g trans fatty acids, and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in an amount between 0.45 g and 8.0 g. Also described is a method to obtain milk comprising the said composition by: i) feeding of a cow having the AA genotype of the DGAT1 gene, with a feed comprising between 4 and 6 wt.% of fat, and comprising unsaturated fatty acids in an amount of 5 to 90 wt. % of total fat, and ii) milking of the cow. |