ATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF MILK OF UKRAINIAN MOUNTAIN SHEEP UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITION OF MAINTENANCE

L. R. Burda

The data about fatty acid composition of milk of Ukrainian mountain sheep under low-laying pastures and mountain pastures were presented. It was shown there are 42 fatty acids with length of chain from C4 to C24 with pair and non-pair carbons and ramified fatty acids - iso- and anteiso- and fatty acids of cys- and trans- configurations. Fatty acid content consist of 62,76-68,41 % saturated fatty acids, 30,69-36,33 % - unsaturated fatty acids and 25,61-31,77 % monounsaturated fatty acids. It was established during mountain pasture period milk fat characterized by higher level of unsaturated fatty acids, especially monounsaturated oleic (cys-9 C18:1) fatty acid and smaller content of middle chain fatty acids - lauric, myristic and palmitic.

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