Within the last years the nutritional value of food has become an important quality factor for consumers. In this context, the fat content and the fatty acid profile of food is often discussed. It is proven that certain fatty acids (omega-3, PUFA, CLA) have a positive impact on human health. These fatty acids can not be synthesized by the human body, but have to be consumed by food.
Several studies have proven that dairy cow feeding (forage, concentrates, feed additives) had a major impact on milk fatty acid profile. Meat and milk, which is produced in gras based production sytsems has a considerably higher content of valuable fatty acids compared to intensive systems based an high contentrate and maize silage amounts.
In Austria, hardly any studies on fatty acids of milk have been published. The results of the present study support Austrian dairy companies to advertise the fatty acid profile of Austrian milk particularly at the international market. Moreover, the project provides information for consumers and helps to transport the value of extensive, low input milk production system form farmer to consumer.
In the present project, milk from about 10 Austrian Alpine pastures, a continuous grazing farm (organic farm Moarhof of AREC Raumberg-Gumpenstein) and an intensive dairy cow herd (conventional farm of AREC Raumberg-Gumpenstein) is analysed for its fatty acid profile. Furthermore retail milk from Austrian supermarkets is analysed for fatty acids. Main emphasis of fatty acids analyses are the unsaturated fatty acids (omega-3, omega-6, CLA poly unsaturated fatty acids).
Project aims
Description of the fatty acid profile (with emphasis on unsaturated fatty acids) of Austrian dairy cow milk, produced on Alpine pastures
Assessing the milk fatty acid profile of dairy cow milk from a continuous grazing farm in a mountainous area
Descriptive comparison of the fatty acid profile of pasture milk with intensively produced milk
Comparison of the fatty acid profile of Austrian fresh milk of different milk companies/labels provided in supermarkets
Highlighting the seasonal variation of the fatty acid profile of Austrian dairy cow milk from Alpine pasture, continuous grazing and supermarkets
Clarification to which extent Austrian milk of different production systems contributes to fulfill the demands of fatty acids, which are essential for the human body
Fettsäuremuster von österreichischer Alm-, Vollweide- und Trinkmilch sowie von Milch aus intensiverer Produktion Dafne-Projektabschlussbericht Nr. 100694 im Auftrag des BMLFUW Filename: fodok_1_11722_abschlussbericht_milchfs_neu.pdf Filesize: 3,33 MB
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Fettsäuremuster von österreichischer Alm-, Vollweide- und Trinkmilch sowie von Milch aus intensiverer Produktion Abschlussbericht des Dafne-Projektes 100694 Filename: fodok_1_11997_abschlussbericht_milchfs_neu.pdf Filesize: 3,36 MB
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Untersuchungen zur Produktqualität (Fettsäuremuster) von Alm-Milch und Alm-Fleisch Interreg-Projekt DIVERS - Auftaktveranstaltung Filename: fodok_1_11998_divers_velik_okt2012_kompatibilit_tsmodus_.pdf Filesize: 1,51 MB
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Weide und ihre Auswirkungen auf die Produktqualität Weidepraktiker-Ausbildung, Bio Austria und LFZ Raumberg-Gumpenstein Filename: fodok_1_11259_weidepraktiker_velik_juli2012.pdf Filesize: 946 KB
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