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On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Ingrid Bauer/J-C Catry wrote:
> is suet , will be considered astorage fat? IT is obviously of a differente
> texture composition than other fats (between muscles , underneath skins or
> around joints ) how is is it different in nutrients?
> i ask that because no mater how lean a deer is they allways have a fair
> amount of kidney fats except when very young.What is the function of the
> suet ( is it just protection of the kindney?)
I asked a zoologist about this and he told me that suet is indeed
a structural fat, for protection of the kidneys and, to a limited
extent, other internal organs. As you stated, the kidney fat
does not tend to get used for fuel, even in lean times.
Todd Moody
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