Fat Deposition in Ruminants: Efforts of Genetic, Management, and Nutrition
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Cattle".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 906
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
At present, health-conscious consumers want lean meat products with many unsaturated fatty acids. This is difficult to achieve due to the extensive biohydrogenation of dietary unsaturated fatty acids in rumen. Rumen-protected fatty acid supplements are widely used in the dairy industry to increase milk production and supply specific fatty acids for absorption. However, they are not used very often in beef and sheep production meat, and more research is needed to develop a better understanding of how fatty acid composition may alter adipogenesis and lipogenesis in ruminant adipose tissue. Adipogenesis is a complex process, where mesenchymal stem cells undergo determination into preadipocytes, which then differentiate into a fully functional adipocytes. Lipogenesis is the process of lipid filling of adipocytes from dietary fatty acids or via de novo lipogenesis, which occurs in the adipose tissue of ruminants. In order to modify the fatty acid composition and content of ruminant adipose tissues, research is needed that examines how the delivery of specific fatty acids or mixtures can alter adipogenic and lipogenic processes. The aim of this Special Issue is to present current research and reviews on how altering the fatty acid composition at the cellular and tissue levels impacts adipogenesis and lipogenesis in ruminant adipose tissue to produce lean meat products with enhanced fatty acid composition.
Prof. Dr. Susan Duckett
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ruminants
- fatty acids
- adipogenesis
- lipogenesis
- adipose
- adipocytes
- preadipocytes
