Effects of supplements differing in fatty acid profile to late gestational beef cows on cow performance, calf growth performance, and mRNA expression of genes associated with myogenesis and adipogenesis

Table 1 Supplement composition and nutrient intake from treatment supplements containing Ca salts of saturated/monounsaturated fatty acids (CON) or polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)

Item (Dry matter basis)	CON^a	PUFA^b
Ingredients, kg/cow/d
Soybean hull	0.77	0.77
EnerGII	0.155	0
Prequel	0	0.08
Strata	0	0.08
Macronutrient intake, kg/cow/d
Dry matter	0.9	0.9
Crude protein	0.07	0.07
Total fat	0.16	0.15
Fatty acid intake, g/d
C16:0	57.86	14.43
C18:0	5.74	6.97
C18:1c9	44.69	24.41
C18:2n-6	13.60	33.24
C18:3n-3	1.32	2.24
C20:5n-3	0	6.41
C22:6n-3	0	4.12

^aCON = cows were supplemented soybean hulls mixed with 155 g DM/cow/d EnerGII (Virtus Nutrition LLC, Corcoran, CA) for 77 ± 6 d prepartum
^bPUFA = cows were supplemented soybean hulls mixed with 80 g DM/cow/d Strata + 80 g DM/cow/d Prequel (Virtus Nutrition LLC, Corcoran, CA) for 77 ± 6 d prepartum

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