Table 9.
Fatty acid composition (g/100 g of identified fatty acids) of milk fat for goats fed the experimental diets (n = 10).
| Itema | Dietb | SEM | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALF | LEM | |||
| C4:0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.03 | 0.032 |
| C6:0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.06 | 0.015 |
| C8:0 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.10 | 0.604 |
| C10:0 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 0.37 | 0.061 |
| C11:0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.01 | 0.226 |
| C12:0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 0.27 | 0.234 |
| C13:0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.23 | 0.581 |
| C14:0 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 0.32 | 0.360 |
| C14:1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.01 | 0.908 |
| C15:0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.04 | 0.494 |
| C16:0 | 24.8 | 22.0 | 0.593 | 0.0225 |
| C16:1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.04 | 0.876 |
| C17:0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.02 | 0.233 |
| C17:1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.01 | 0.950 |
| C18:0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.31 | 0.789 |
| C18:1n9t | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.21 | 0.361 |
| C18:1n9c | 8.8 | 8.4 | 0.57 | 0.784 |
| C18:1n7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.04 | 0.946 |
| C18:2n6t | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.02 | 0.021 |
| C18:2n6c | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.07 | 0.561 |
| C20:0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.00 | 0.075 |
| C18:3n6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.990 |
| C20:1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.444 |
| C18:3n3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.03 | 0.198 |
| CLA 9c11t + 9t11c | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.07 | 0.028 |
| C22:0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.755 |
| C20:4n6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.01 | 0.743 |
| Short-chain fatty acids | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.09 | 0.015 |
| Medium-chain fatty acids | 22.9 | 20.1 | 0.73 | 0.047 |
| Long-chain fatty acids | 51.2 | 48.6 | 1.23 | 0.319 |
| SFA | 62.5 | 56.1 | 1.67 | 0.047 |
| MUFA | 10.9 | 10.9 | 0.59 | 0.965 |
| PUFA | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.16 | 0.101 |
| AI | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 0.318 |
aCLA = conjugated linoleic acid; AI = atherogenicity index calculated as C12:0 + 4 × C14:0 + C16:0/unsaturated fatty acids (Ulbricht and Southgate, 1991).
bALF = alfalfa; LEM = lemon leaves.