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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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The study shows that a substance made by gut microbes in cows, called acetic acid, helps control milk fat production by turning on certain switches in cells, including two key ones called mTORC1 and AMPK.

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