Acetic acid might help control how dairy cows make fat in their milk by turning certain genes on or off, depending on how much and how long they're exposed to it.

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Circadian Rhythm Enhances mTORC1/AMPK Pathway-Mediated Milk Fat Synthesis in Dairy Cows via the Microbial Metabolite Acetic Acid.

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2024 Dec 18

The study shows that acetic acid affects the genes and switches in cows' bodies that control milk fat, and it does so depending on how much and how long the cows are exposed—just like the claim says.

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Circadian Rhythm Enhances mTORC1/AMPK Pathway-Mediated Milk Fat Synthesis in Dairy Cows via the Microbial Metabolite Acetic Acid.

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c07488

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In dairy cows, a substance made by gut microbes (acetic acid) might affect milk fat by turning on certain cellular switches (mTORC1 and AMPK) that control fat-related genes.

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