By Dr. Tom Jenkins, Clemson University
Commercial laboratories offer three options for lipid analysis of animal feed: Total Lipid (Ether Extract), Acid-Ether Extract, & Fatty Acids. Watch this short video to hear Dr. Jenkins explain the pros and cons of each analysis, and how to determine which analysis to rely on to shed light on your specific challenge.
What's Next
Keep an eye out for more from Dr. Jenkins on Lipid Analysis. His upcoming segments will cover more on how to interpret fatty acid analysis and how they can be used to help diagnose the cause of milk fat depression.
Dr. Tom Jenkins, Clemson University
Dr. Jenkins attended Penn State University for his BS and MS degrees, and received a Ph.D. at Cornell University. After a postdoc at The Ohio State University, he then moved to Clemson University where he continued work on dairy cattle nutrition for over 30 years. Dr. Jenkins taught undergraduate and graduate courses in nutrition and coordinated a research program on use of fat in diets for dairy cattle including basic work on rumen lipid metabolism. He has published extensively in scientific journals and conference proceedings, and has given numerous invited presentations across more than ten countries on lipid metabolism in dairy cattle and the practical aspects of fat feeding. Dr. Jenkins has received several awards from Clemson University and The American Dairy Association for his research accomplishments in rumen lipid metabolism.
10.14.2015