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From: Optimizing dietary lipid use to improve essential fatty acid status and reproductive performance of the modern lactating sow: a review

Fig. 3

Simplified overview of the source, partitioning, and net balance (intake minus milk output) of essential fatty acids (EFA, linoleic and α-linolenic acid) fed to lactating sows. Fatty acids absorbed into the body can be deposited into body tissues (e.g. adipose tissue, cell membranes), elongated to long-chain PUFA, converted to active metabolites [68], or oxidized for energy. The greatest proportion of absorbed EFA is expected to be extracted by the mammary gland and secreted in milk [33]

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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891