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. 2023 Dec 17;41:e00824. doi: 10.1016/j.btre.2023.e00824

Table 7.

Mean and standard error (SEM) of profile of fatty acids in the meat of steers supplemented with amylase and blend enzymes.

Fatty acid (g/kg) Treatments SEM P-value
T1 (n = 6) Control T2 (n = 6) Blend T3 (n = 6) Amylase T4 (n = 6) Blend+Amylase
C8:0 (Caprylic) 0.908ab 1.605a 0.579b 1.744a 0.121 0.010
C12:0 (Lauric) 0.472 0.650 0.532 0.521 0.048 0.654
C14:0 (Myristic) 20.12ab 19.18ab 23.598a 17.861b 0.823 0.010
C14:1 (Myristoleic) 5.232 4.776 5.616 4.497 0.337 0.102
C15:0 (Pentadecanoic) 2.279 2.401 2.498 2.204 0.083 0.856
C16:0 (Palmitic) 314.8a 300.0b 310.0ab 300.9b 2.397 0.071
C16:1 (Palmitoleic) 33.59 34.29 36.56 33.02 0.969 0.258
C17:0 (Heptadecanoic) 6.437 6.309 7.475 6.261 0.240 0.182
C18:0 (Stearic) 148.1a 150.9a 148.6a 144.1b 1.966 0.100
C18:1n9c (Oleic) 384.0b 380.0b 406.0a 378.9b 4.689 0.001
C18:2n6c (Linoleic) 53.33b 67.96a 37.33c 73.74a 4.202 0.001
C20:0 (Arachidic) 0.645b 1.173a 0.923a 0.982a 0.061 0.023
C18:3n6 (?-Linolenic) 0.558 0.626 0.420 0.589 0.047 0.362
C20:1n9 (cis-11-Eicosenoic) 2.382a 1.000b 1.304b 1.347b 0.054 0.060
C18:3n3 (a-Linolenic) 1.772b 1.548b 1.337b 3.201a 0.245 0.001
C21:0 (Henicosanoic) 2.014 1.864 2.534 1.867 0.105 0.201
C20:2 (cis-11,14-Eicosadienoic) 0.799 0.832 0.592 0.632 0.027 0.120
C22:0 (Behenic) 0.362b 0.369b 0.195c 0.457a 0.048 0.050
C20:3n6 (cis-8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic) 4.371a 4.567a 2.770b 4.531a 0.258 0.043
C22:1n9 (Erucic) 0.283 0.310 0.204 0.384 0.038 0.258
C20:4n6 (Arachidonic) 14.92cd 16.21bc 9.575d 19.28a 1.217 0.001
C22:2 (cis-13,16-Docosadienoic) 0.187 0.072 0.109 0.185 0.011 0.350
C24:0 (Lignoceric) 0.399bc 0.551a 0.266c 0.461ab 0.032 0.050
C20:5n3 (cis-5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic) 0.692 0.680 0.374 0.792 0.051 0.135
C24:1n9 (Nervonic) 0.220 0.148 0.116 0.162 0.016 0.186
C22:6n3 (cis-4,7,10,13,16,19-Docosahexaenoic) 1.035 0.792 0.361 1.187 0.163 0.632
AGS 496.5a 485.0ab 497.2a 477.4b 2.053 0.038
MUFA 425.7b 420.5b 449.8a 418.3b 1.970 0.001
PUFA 77.67b 93.29a 52.87c 104.14a 2.381 0.001

1Treatments were: T1 Control- Control treatment, T2 blend– Treatment with 0.5 g of blend per kg of DM in the diet, T3 Amylase- Treatment with 0.5 g of amylase per kg of DM in the diet, T4 blend + Amylase- Treatment with 0.5 g enzyme blend+ 0 0.5 g amylase per kg of DM in the diet.

a,b,c Note: P ≤ 0.05 (different) and P ≥ 0.05 to ≤ 0.1 (trend) were illustrated by different letters (a,b,c) on the same line.