Unpublished Paper
Redesigning Beef Cattle to Have a More Healthful Fatty Acid Composition
Iowa State Research Farm Progress Reports
Farm
McNay Research and Demonstration Farm
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Disciplines
Abstract
We propose to improve the fatty acid composition of beef by capitalizing on the natural genetic differences among animals. It is our thought that improvements in the healthfulness of the fatty acid composition of beef can be made while maintaining other positive attributes. Stearoyl-CoA desaturase is responsible for the conversion of 16:0 and 18:0 to 16:1 and 18:1, respectively, the two major monounsaturated fatty acids of bovine lipids.
Copyright Owner
Iowa State University
Copyright Date
2006
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Shu Zhang, Travis J. Knight, Richard G. Tait, Allen H. Trenkle, et al.. "Redesigning Beef Cattle to Have a More Healthful Fatty Acid Composition" (2006) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/james_reecy/2/