Table 6.
The fatty acid composition in the hepatic vein plasma of the dairy cows
| μg /mL | Treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC | HC | SEM 1 | P-Value 2 | |
| C12:0 | 3.57 | 4.04 | 0.20 | 0.26 |
| C13:0 | 5.92 | 6.99 | 0.50 | 0.32 |
| C14:0 | 66.06 | 74.32 | 13.66 | 0.79 |
| C14:1 | 6.47 | 4.39c | 0.57 | 0.06 |
| C15:0 | 8.81 | 6.43 | 0.84 | 0.17 |
| C15:1 | 1.39 | 1.25 | 0.09 | 0.49 |
| C16:0 | 92.47 | 71.10a | 5.14 | <0.05 |
| cis9C16:1 | 5.32 | 2.84c | 0.64 | 0.05 |
| C18:0 | 121.33 | 85.5a | 8.81 | <0.05 |
| trans11C18:1n | 2.92 | 2.93 | 0.09 | 0.96 |
| C18:1n-9 | 62.24 | 40.28a | 5.69 | <0.05 |
| C18:2n-6 | 277.99 | 71.13a | 38.72 | <0.05 |
| C20:0 | 0.89 | 1.02a | 0.03 | <0.05 |
| C20:1 | 0.45 | 0.61c | 0.05 | 0.10 |
| C18:3n-3 | 25.86 | 6.6b | 3.74 | <0.01 |
| cis9, trans11C18:2n | 4.56 | 4.57 | 0.07 | 0.98 |
| C21:0 | 1.27 | 1.00 | 0.19 | 0.51 |
| C22:0 | 0.97 | 1.31a | 0.08 | <0.05 |
| C20:3n-6 | 27.01 | 10.80c | 4.41 | 0.07 |
| C22:1n-9 | 1.24 | 1.57a | 0.08 | <0.05 |
| C20:4n-6 | 33.46 | 16.13b | 3.84 | <0.01 |
| C22:6n-3 | 10.57 | 6.20ab | 0.83 | <0.001 |
| Desaturation index | ||||
| cis9 C16:1/C16:0 | 0.05 | 0.04c | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| cis9 C18:1/C18:0 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.02 | 0.37 |
| cis9,trans11 C18:2/tran11 C18:1 | 1.66 | 1.55 | 0.06 | 0.37 |
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.