Table 5.
The fatty acid composition in the ruminal fluid of the dairy cows
| μg/mL | Treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC | HC | SEM 1 | p-Value 2 | |
| C12:0 | 2.67 | 2.05 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
| C13:0 | 3.31 | 2.92 | 0.30 | 0.56 |
| C14:0 | 254.80 | 74.26 | 55.68 | 0.11 |
| C15:0 | 6.25 | 3.47 | 1.05 | 0.21 |
| C16:0 | 147.09 | 96.84b | 10.48 | <0.01 |
| cis9C16:1 | 3.17 | 2.32 | 0.11 | 0.27 |
| C18:0 | 473.48 | 281.65ab | 38.02 | <0.001 |
| trans11C18:1n | 4.53 | 11.40c | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| C18:1n-9 | 11.36 | 8.93 | 0.65 | 0.05 |
| C18:2n-6 | 10.15 | 7.18c | 0.89 | 0.09 |
| C20:0 | 6.28 | 4.40b | 0.40 | <0.01 |
| 6C18:3n | 0.55 | 0.75 | 0.09 | 0.27 |
| C20:1 | 0.52 | 0.35b | 0.04 | <0.01 |
| C18:3n-3 | 2.65 | 2.04 | 0.27 | 0.30 |
| cis9, trans11C18:2n | 6.61 | 5.27 | 0.45 | 0.15 |
| C21:0 | 0.76 | 0.53b | 0.05 | <0.01 |
| C22:0 | 3.53 | 3.10 | 0.17 | 0.23 |
| C23:0 | 1.21 | 1.12 | 0.06 | 0.51 |
| C24:0 | 4.26 | 3.83 | 0.19 | 0.29 |
| C24:1 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.04 | 0.29 |
| C22:6n-3 | 2.21 | 1.83 | 0.13 | 0.17 |
1SEM = Standard error of the mean between the two treatments.
2The data were compared using Student’s t-test.
aindicates p < 0.05; bindicates p < 0.01; abindicates p < 0.001; cindicates 0.05 < p < 0.1.