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. 2013 Jul;26(7):971–980. doi: 10.5713/ajas.2012.12627

Table 4.

Tocopherols, tocotrienol (μg/g) and fatty acids (%) of the feedstuffs used

Alfalfa hay Maize silage Control concentrate Experimental concentrate Rmse
α-tocopherol 2.36 43.32 45.64b 50.26a 1.33
γ-tocopherol 0.16 2.79 1.59B 2.72A 0.19
δ-tocopherol - 1.10 1.43B 1.73A 0.14
γ-tocotrienol - 7.94 7.21* 8.18* 0.47
Toc. totals 2.52 55.15 55.87b 62.88a 2.17
Fatty acid profile
  C10:0 0.24 0.06 0.20A 0.07B 0.01
  C12:0 1.04 0.39 1.34A 0.56B 0.03
  C14:0 1.76 0.57 0.71A 0.49B 0.02
  C16:0 29.01 17.20 17.13a 15.01b 0.40
  C18:0 4.83 2.02 3.00 2.86 0.07
  C18:1ω9 5.51 20.67 27.53B 42.05A 0.89
  C18:2ω6 16.85 45.92 42.18A 32.76B 0.94
  C18:3ω3 22.30 7.03 4.02A 2.95B 0.09
  C20:4ω6 1.03 0.23 0.05 0.06 0.01
  C20:5ω3 1.40 0.27 0.11a 0.07b 0.01
  C22:6ω3 1.37 0.17 0.10B 0.24A 0.01
A, B

p<0.01;

a, b

p<0.05;

*

p = 6.28%.