The effect of N-fertilization on fatty acid composition in forage plants

摘要

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (FA), such as linoleic acid (C18:2) and α-linolenic acid (C18:3),are considered to be beneficial constituents in the human diet due to their possible positive effects on health.Therefore it would be desirable to improve the FA profile of milk by modifying the feeding regimes of dairy herds.N‐fertilization has been shown to influence both total fatty acid ( TFA) content and the FA composition in a wide variety of species.