Importance of medium chain fatty acids in animal nutrition

Fats in animal and human nutrition are a common subject of research. These studies most often pay attention to particular fat groups (saturated, unsaturated, polyunsaturated fats or fats grouped by the length of their fatty acid chains into short, medium or long chain fatty acids). Medium chain fatt...

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Published inIOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 85; no. 1; pp. 12048 - 12054
Main Authors Baltić, B, Starčević, M, Đorđević, J, Mrdović, B, Marković, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.09.2017
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Additives
Animal nutrition
Antiinfectives and antibacterials
Coconut oil
Digestibility
Essential oils
Fats
Fatty acids
Feed additives
Fish oils
Food additives
Human nutrition
Muscles
Nutrition
Organic acids
Probiotics
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Summary:Fats in animal and human nutrition are a common subject of research. These studies most often pay attention to particular fat groups (saturated, unsaturated, polyunsaturated fats or fats grouped by the length of their fatty acid chains into short, medium or long chain fatty acids). Medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) have two main sources: milk and coconut oil. To date, research has shown these acids have positive effects on health, production, feed digestibility and lower body and muscle fats in broilers and swine. MCFAs possess antibacterial, anticoccidial and antiviral effects. Also, it has been proven that these acids act synergistically if they are used together with organic acids, essential oils, or probiotics. Nowadays, commercial MCFA products are available for use in animal nutrition as feed additives.
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ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/85/1/012048