There are a variety of unique constituents of dairy fat not found in most other saturated fats, including most meats and seeds. The odd-chain fatty acids are on

There are a variety of unique constituents of dairy fat not found in most other saturated fats, including most meats and seeds. The odd-chain fatty acids are one example. Short-chain fatty acids are another. Conjugated linoleic acid and vaccenic acid are technically trans fats, but they're polyunsaturated, and studies in animal models suggest beneficial effects — the main post-hydrogenation trans fat eliadic acid is monounsaturated and linked to heart problems. SCFAs may increase fat metabolism (this is dubious). So it's plausible that dairy fat may have effects different from saturated fat on the whole.