The Claim
Dairy calves fed milk replacers containing animal fats exhibit lower serum concentrations of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE), and lyso-phosphatidylinositol (LPI) compared to dairy calves fed milk replacers containing vegetable fats, suggesting potential alterations in lipoprotein metabolism and lipid signaling pathways.
What the research says
Supports is higher
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When baby cows are fed a special milk substitute made with animal fats instead of plant fats, their blood shows less of certain fat-related molecules, which might mean their bodies are processing fats differently.
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Dairy calves fed milk replacers with animal fats have lower serum levels of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE), and lyso-phosphatidylinositol (LPI) compared to those fed vegetable fats, indicating potential alterations in lipoprotein metabolism and lipid signaling pathways.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Serum lipidomic profiling of dairy calves fed milk replacers containing animal or vegetable fats.
Scientists fed baby cows two different kinds of milk substitutes—one with animal fat and one with plant fat—and found that the ones with animal fat had less of three specific fat-related molecules in their blood, just like the claim said.
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