Rapid analytical methods can contribute to the expansion of milk fatty acid determination for various important practical purposes. The reliability of data resulting from these routine methods plays a crucial role. Bulk and individual milk samples (60 and 345, respectively) were obtained from Czech Fleckvieh and Holstein dairy cows in the Czech Republic. The correlation between milk fatty acid (FA) proportions determined by the routine method (infrared spectroscopy in the mid-region in connection with Fourier transformation; FT-MIR) and the reference method (gas chromatography; GC) was evaluated. To validate the calibration of the FT-MIR method, a linear regression model was used. For bulk milk samples, the correlation coefficients between these methods were higher for the saturated (SFAs) and unsaturated FAs (UFAs) (r = 0.7169 and 0.9232; p < 0.001) than for the trans isomers of UFAs (TFAs) and polyunsaturated FAs (PUFAs) (r = 0.5706 and 0.6278; p < 0.001). Similar results were found for individual milk samples: r = 0.8592 and 0.8666 (p < 0.001) for SFAs and UFAs, 0.1690 (p < 0.01) for TFAs, and 0.3314 (p < 0.001) for PUFAs. The correlation coefficients for TFAs and PUFAs were statistically significant but too low for practical analytical application. The results indicate that the FT-MIR method can be used for routine determination mainly for SFAs and UFAs.

Dairy Research Institute s r o Ke Dvoru 12a 160 00 Prague 6 Czech Republic

Department of Applied Chemistry Faculty of Agriculture University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Studentská 1668 370 05 České Budějovice Czech Republic

Department of Food Biotechnologies and Agricultural Products Quality Faculty of Agriculture University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Studentská 1668 370 05 České Budějovice Czech Republic

Department of Genetics and Plant Production Faculty of Agriculture University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Studentská 1668 370 05 České Budějovice Czech Republic

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