Influence of canola oil on the fatty acid profile in goats milk

Four Alpine does were used in a 4x4 Latin square design to determine the effects of feeding canola oil at four levels: 0, 2, 4 and 6% on milk fatty acid profile. The sum of C(12:0) + C(14:0) + C(16:0) (hypercholesterolemic fatty acids) decreased linearly and C(18:0)+ C(18:1) : C(16:0) (indicator ofcholesterolemic tendency of fat source) increased linearly (P < 0.01) with increased canola oil intake.