Crop

Butterfat

Ruminant

Milk fat

Biology

Fermentation

Gene

Cancer

Ecology

Fatty acid synthesis

Mammary gland

Sheep milk

Linseed oil

CD36

Lipid metabolism

Breast cancer

Food science

Genetics

Biochemistry

Rumen

Frontiers in Nutrition

Milk fat is the most important and energy-rich substance in milk and plays an important role in the metabolism of nutrients during human growth and development. It is mainly used in the production of butter and yogurt. Milk fat not only affects the flavor and nutritional value of milk, but also is the main target trait of ruminant breeding. There are many key genes involve in ruminant milk fat synthesis, including ACSS2, FASN, ACACA, CD36, ACSL, SLC27A, FABP3, SCD, GPAM, AGPAT, LPIN, DGAT1, PLIN2, XDH, and BTN1A1. Taking the

Regulation of Key Genes for Milk Fat Synthesis in Ruminants