How are lipids digested in monogastric animals?

In monogastric animals, lipids are primarily digested in the small intestine. The process begins in the stomach, where gastric lipase initiates the breakdown of triglycerides. Once in the small intestine, bile salts emulsify fats, increasing their surface area, and pancreatic lipase further hydrolyzes triglycerides into free fatty acids and monoglycerides. These products are then absorbed by the intestinal cells and reassembled into triglycerides for transport in lipoproteins.