There has been reseach about feeding flax and other higher Omega 3 feeds to
cattle.

Not much improvement in fatty acid profile of the fat because in a ruminant
animal the effect doesn't pass through easily......works better in pigs.

Still some reaseach going on trying to modify the feed to end up modifying
the fatty acid profile.

Graybull (Paul D. Butler)

> From: Katy & Ron <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 09:29:48 -0500
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> Subject: Re: Flax as ckn/cattle feed
>
> As most cattle (and hog, chicken, etc) feed is DRY food (commercial farms, not
> pasture grazing), and as flax is a grain that is basically harvested once a
> year, and as the oil in the flax seed goes rancid quickly without
> refrigeration,
> it seems it would mean refrigeration of animal food to avoid feeding them
> rancid
> stuff.   This of course would increase costs.  Not sure if this is accurate
> thinking.  Its what has crossed my own mind.
> Katy
> ***************
>
>> It occurs to me that if flax seed were mixed in with cattle feed,
>> this would improve the omega profile of the animal fat of feedlot
>> meats.
>> Todd Moody
>