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. 2014 Jul 8;86(1):83–91. doi: 10.1111/asj.12241

Table 3.

Division of fats and fatty acids into levels depending on their content in sows' colostrum and milk

Components found in colostrum and milk Levels of component concentration in sows' colostrum and milk
I (low)
n = 80
II (moderate)
n = 80
III (high)
n = 80
Milk fat ≤ 5.15 > 5.16–6.79 < ≥ 6.80
Saturated fatty acids (SFA) Myristic – (C14:0) ≤ 3.50 > 3.51–4.57 < ≥ 4.58
Palmitic – (C16:0) ≤ 24.56 > 24.57–27.05 < ≥ 27.06
Stearic – (C18:0) ≤ 7.92 > 7.93–9.84 < ≥ 9.85
Unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) Oleic – (C18:1) ≤ 22.85 > 22.86–28.10 < ≥ 28.11
Linoleic – (C18:2) n-6 ≤ 19.99 > 20.00–23.77 < ≥ 23.78
Linolenic – (C18:3) n-3 ≤ 12.86 > 12.87–16.56 < ≥ 16.57
SFA ≤ 37.60 > 37.61–40.81 < ≥ 40.82
UFA ≤ 59.17 > 59.18–62.39 < ≥ 62.40