There were changes in the fatty acid profile in milk in the first few days of lactation due to the linseed supplementation provided during the dry period.
Flax expeller flour can replace traditional protein concentrates such as canola meal in calf diets and may improve the immune response in growing heifers…
Flax is a cool climate crop grown mainly for production of fiber and food. Its seed, linseed, is rich in oil which contains more than 50% of the essential fatty acid alfa-linolenic acid (omega-3). Linolenic acid is converted into eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, precursors of eicosanoids such as prostaglandins.
