Comparative study of triacylglycerol fatty acids in milk from two Leporidae species: rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and hare (Lepus europaeus). |
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| Authors: | Y Demarne C Lhuillery J Pihet L Martinet J Flanzy |
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| Institution: | Station de Recherches de Nutrition, I.N.R.A.-C.N.R.Z., Jouy-en-Josas, France. |
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| Abstract: | 1. Fatty-acid composition of hare milk triacylglycerols markedly differed from that of rabbit milk and was essentially characterized by a 2.1 times lower concentration of medium-chain fatty-acids (M.C.F.A.). 2. Consequently, very high levels (greater than 70 moles %) of M.C.F.A., previously reported for rabbit milk, cannot be considered as a general characteristic of the Leporidae. 3. General tendencies recorded for intramolecular fatty acid distribution in hare milk triacylglycerols agreed with those reported for other animal species. |
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