PROPORTION OF IMPORTANT FATTY ACIDS IN COW AND GOAT MILK FAT

Selected fatty acid (FA) contents and their groups were determined in milk fat of two cattle (Czech Fleckvieh, Holstein) and two goats’ (Brown Shorthair, Anglo-Nubian) breeds. Goat fat in comparison with cow fat showed higher proportion of volatile FA (14.9–15.6% and 8.4% from total FA, respectively), and lower proportion of C16:0 (25.6–26.8% and 30.7–31.5%, respectively). The differences in milk FA between imported breeds and breeds of Czech origin have been also tested. The statistically significant differences were confirmed only in goat fats for C18:3n-3, cis-9, trans-11 C18:2 (p<0.01, 0.001), and in groups of saturated and unsaturated FA (p<0.05, 0.01).