Leading dairy nutrition researchers will offer insights into the art and science of feeding fatty acids to dairy cows in a new series of webinars scheduled to start next month.

The free webinar series, sponsored by Virtus Nutrition, will feature Dr. Tom Jenkins from Clemson University, Dr. Jose Santos from the University of Florida, and Dr. Bill Thatcher from the University of Florida as primary contributors.

Dr. Jenkins kicks off the series on Thursday, May 24th with a discussion on “Feed Lipids: Nomenclature and Analysis,” including a review of the basic structures of simple versus compound lipids, saturated versus unsaturated, as well as fatty acid content versus profile and how feeds vary. This practical session will run approximately 20 minutes in length, followed by an interactive question and answer session to help participants glean the information they want in order to apply to their current approach to dairy nutrition. Subsequent topics by Dr. Jenkins will include such subjects as “Rumen Transformations of Feed Lipids” and “Fat Feeding Strategies to Maximize Returns.”

To register for the free webinar on May 24th, please visit the Virtus Nutrition website at www.virtusnutrition.com/thefattyacidforum. All of The Fatty Acid Forum webinars are free and will be recorded and stored on the Virtus Nutrition website for future reference.