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Apparent digestibility of C<sub>18:0</sub> in the small intestine quadradically decreased (R²=.86) as C<sub>18:0</sub> flow to the intestine increased. Fat supplementation increased milk production and decreased milk protein percent but did not affect milk fat percent or 3.5% FCM. Fat supplementation increased C<sub>18:0</sub> and C<sub>18:1</sub> and lowered C<sub>12:0</sub> and C<sub>14:0</sub> concentrations in milk fat. In the second experiment, four lactating Holstein cows were fed diets with 0% supplemental fat, 3% partially hydrogenated fatty acids, 1.5% fish oil plus 1.5% stearic acid, or 1.5% soybean oil plus 1.5% partially hydrogenated soybean oil. Fish oil decreased DM intake. Fish oil and soybean oil reduced biohydrogenation of C<sub>18:1</sub> + C<sub>18:2</sub> + C<sub>18:3</sub> in the rumen from 65% (control) to 28% and 55%, respectively, and increased trans C<sub>18:1</sub> flow from the rumen 4-fold. Milk fat percent was decreased by fish oil and soybean oil. Milk fat percent across treatments linearly decreased with amount (g/d) of trans C<sub>18:1</sub> flowing to the duodenum (R²=.92) and percent trans C<sub>18:1</sub> in milk fat (R²=.94).","abstract_html":"Lactating cows with cannulae in the rumen and proximal duodenum were used in two 4 X 4 Latin square experiments to evaluate biohydrogenation, flow rates, and digestibility of dietary fatty acids in the gastrointestinal tract. In the first experiment, four cows were fed diets with 0% supplemental fat, 3% tallow, 3% partially hydrogenated tallow, or 3% tallow coated with casein and corn syrup solids. Fatty acid intake and flow to the duodenum increased with fat supplementation. Total tract apparent fatty acid digestibility was reduced by partially hydrogenated tallow. Apparent digestibility of C&lt;sub&gt;18:0&lt;/sub&gt; in the small intestine quadradically decreased (R²=.86) as C&lt;sub&gt;18:0&lt;/sub&gt; flow to the intestine increased. Fat supplementation increased milk production and decreased milk protein percent but did not affect milk fat percent or 3.5% FCM. Fat supplementation increased C&lt;sub&gt;18:0&lt;/sub&gt; and C&lt;sub&gt;18:1&lt;/sub&gt; and lowered C&lt;sub&gt;12:0&lt;/sub&gt; and C&lt;sub&gt;14:0&lt;/sub&gt; concentrations in milk fat. In the second experiment, four lactating Holstein cows were fed diets with 0% supplemental fat, 3% partially hydrogenated fatty acids, 1.5% fish oil plus 1.5% stearic acid, or 1.5% soybean oil plus 1.5% partially hydrogenated soybean oil. Fish oil decreased DM intake. Fish oil and soybean oil reduced biohydrogenation of C&lt;sub&gt;18:1&lt;/sub&gt; + C&lt;sub&gt;18:2&lt;/sub&gt; + C&lt;sub&gt;18:3&lt;/sub&gt; in the rumen from 65% (control) to 28% and 55%, respectively, and increased trans C&lt;sub&gt;18:1&lt;/sub&gt; flow from the rumen 4-fold. Milk fat percent was decreased by fish oil and soybean oil. Milk fat percent across treatments linearly decreased with amount (g/d) of trans C&lt;sub&gt;18:1&lt;/sub&gt; flowing to the duodenum (R²=.92) and percent trans C&lt;sub&gt;18:1&lt;/sub&gt; in milk fat (R²=.94).","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Wonsil, Brian John"],"institution":"Virginia Tech","degree_name":"Master of Science","degree_level":"masters","degree_discipline":"Dairy Science","degree_department":"Dairy Science","school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":1990,"date_issued":"1990","date_published":"1990","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:20:32Z","subjects":[],"languages":["en"],"rights":["In Copyright"],"rights_urls":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.other","label":"Dc Identifier Other","values":["etd-12302008-063010"],"render_values":[{"text":"etd-12302008-063010","href":null,"code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46426","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.department","label":"Department","values":["Dairy Science"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Wonsil, Brian John"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2014-03-14T21:52:34Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2014-03-14T21:52:34Z","2008-12-30"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["1990"]},{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["Virginia Tech"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.dcmitype","label":"Dc Type Dcmitype","values":["Text"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Dairy Science"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["masters"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Science"]},{"key":"thesis:institution_name","label":"Thesis Institution Name","values":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["en"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["In Copyright"]},{"key":"dc:rights.uri","label":"Rights URI","values":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.other","label":"Dc Identifier Other","values":["etd-12302008-063010"]},{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46426"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Lactating cows with cannulae in the rumen and proximal duodenum were used in two 4 X 4 Latin square experiments to evaluate biohydrogenation, flow rates, and digestibility of dietary fatty acids in the gastrointestinal tract. 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