DIFFERENCES IN PROPORTIONS OF BRANCHED-CHAIN FATTY-ACIDS IN SUBCUTANEOUS TRIACYLGLYCEROLS OF BARLEY-FED RUMINANTS

1. The fatty acids of the triacylglycerols of subcutaneous adipose tissue of cattle, sheep, goats and red deer (Cervus elaphus) which consumed either herbage or a barley-rich diet were analysed for their content of branched-chain components.2. Whereas the consumption of the barley-rich diet by sheep and goats was associated with the occurrence of relatively high proportions of branched-chain fatty acids, it was not in cattle and red deer. © 1978, The Nutrition Society. All rights reserved.