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. 2024 Sep 4;14(17):2576. doi: 10.3390/ani14172576

Table 7.

Sum, relationships, enzymatic activity, and meat fatty acid profile index of Nellore animals supplemented with 3-Nitrooxypropanol in feedlot diets.

Item Treatments 1 SEM 2 p Value 3
0 75 100 C1 C2
Ʃ 10-C a 14-C 4 3.10 3.14 3.12 0.022 0.530 0.716
Ʃ acima de 16-C 5 97.62 97.63 97.64 0.024 0.985 0.948
Ʃ AGS 6 43.50 43.55 43.49 0.047 0.874 0.602
Ʃ AGI 7 57.22 57.23 57.26 0.048 0.879 0.755
Ʃ AGMI 8 51.35 51.42 51.40 0.061 0.682 0.939
Ʃ AGPI 9 5.86 5.80 5.85 0.034 0.601 0.572
Ʃ AGCI 10 2.30 2.32 2.30 0.013 0.735 0.520
Ʃ AG ω311 0.362 0.360 0.363 0.002 0.935 0.675
Ʃ AG ω6 12 4.96 4.90 4.94 0.003 0.627 0.607
Ratio sat/insat 13 1.31 1.32 1.32 0.001 0.932 0.658
Ratio sat/insat 18-C 14 0.336 0.334 0.335 0.110 0.514 0.706
Ratio ω6: ω3 15 13.73 13.64 13.63 0.022 0.703 0.991
Product/substrate relationship 16
C:14:1/14:0 6.73 6.63 6.37 0.102 0.280 0.301
C:16:1/16:0 13.32 13.16 12.86 0.095 0.136 0.196
C: 18:1/18:0 0.363 0.362 0.363 0.001 0.867 0.772
Δ 9 desaturase C16:0 6.99 7.06 7.21 0.047 0.125 0.196
Δ 9 desaturase C18:0 73.36 73.39 73.33 0.062 0.982 0.728
Elongase 73.75 73.64 73.68 0.045 0.398 0.755
Atherogenic index 0.676 0.644 0.601 0.006 0.077 0.239
Thrombogenic index 0.966 0.972 0.970 0.002 0.416 0.777
Index h:H 17 2.247 2.233 2.2440 0.005 0.451 0.399

1 Inclusion of BOVAER® (3-nitrooxypropanol, mg/kg DM). 2 SEM (standard error of the mean). 3 C1 (control vs. BOVAER®); C2 (75 vs. 100 mg/kg MS BOVAER®). 4 Fatty acids from 4 to 14 carbons; 5 Fatty acids with more than 16 carbons; 6 Saturated fatty acids; 7 Unsaturated fatty acids; 8 Monounsaturated fatty acids; 9 Polyunsaturated fatty acids; 10 Odd-chain fatty acids; 11 Omega 3 fatty acids; 12 Omega 6 fatty acids; 13 Total saturated/unsaturated fatty acids ratio; 14 Relationship of saturated/unsaturated fatty acids with 18 carbons; 15 Relationship of omega 6: omega 3 fatty acids; 16 Product/substrate relationship of the enzyme stearoyl-CoA desaturase; 17 Relationship of hypocholesterolemic and hypercholesterolemic fatty acids.