African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6842

Full Length Research Paper

Concentrations of conjugated linoleic acids in milk and tissues from single-humped Arabian camel Camelus dromedarius kept under intensive standardized management

Mohamed Shibani1*, Robert Ringseis1,  Mohamed Alkazali2, Omar Kerfakh2 and Klaus Eder1
1Institute of Animal Nutrition and Nutrition Physiology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35390 Giessen, Germany. 2Reference Laboratories for Food Analysis, Biotechnology Research Center, P. O. Box 30313, Altoischa-Tripoli, Libya.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 26 June 2011
  •  Published: 04 August 2011

Abstract

The present study aimed to determine the amounts of two CLA isomers, c9t11-CLA and t10c12-CLA, in products from Camelus dromedarius and, to compare their CLA levels with those reported in the literature for true ruminants. Weight percentages of c9t11-CLA and t10c12-CLA in different camel products were in the range between 0.37 to 0.80 and 0.04 to 0.14% of total fatty acid methyl esters, respectively, with the highest values found in liver, milk and meat, and the lowest found in perirenal and hump adipose tissue. Comparison of camel data with literature data for true ruminants indicates that no major differences exist between products from C. dromedarius and true ruminants with respect to their CLA content.

 

Key words: Conjugated linoleic acid, camel, milk, meat.

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