. 2018 Jul 23;96(10):4264–4275. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky300

Table 4.

Least squares means and SE for fatty acid concentration (mg/100 g meat) in Angus (n = 39), 75% Angus (n = 33), Brangus (n = 30), 50% Angus (n = 42), 25% Angus (n = 27), and Brahman (n = 59) cattle

Trait	Breed group						SE¹	I²	b₁²	b₂²
Trait	Angus	75% A	Brangus	50% A	25% A	Brahman	SE¹	I²	b₁²	b₂²
C10:0	0.007^a	0.006^ab	0.006^ab	0.006^ab	0.006^ab	0.005^b	0.0012	0.005	−0.0006^S	–
C11:0	0.002	0.002	0.001	0.002	0.001	0.002	0.0002	0.001	5.68x10^-6	–
C12:0	0.009	0.008	0.009	0.008	0.008	0.006	0.0011	0.007	−0.0007^S	–
C13:0	0.001	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.001	0.001	0.0002	0.001	−0.0001^S	–
C14:0	0.446^a	0.380^a	0.401^a	0.352^a	0.336^a	0.230^b	0.0672	0.354	−0.052^S	–
C14:1	0.103^a	0.095^a	0.096^a	0.090^a	0.079^ab	0.056^b	0.0168	0.086	−0.012^S	–
C15:0	0.054^a	0.044^ab	0.047^ab	0.040^b	0.034^bc	0.025^c	0.0054	0.055	−0.007^S	–
C16:0	4.301^a	3.468^ab	3.481^ab	3.129^b	2.814^bc	1.967^c	0.6962	3.111	−0.556^S	–
C16:1	0.475^a	0.421^ab	0.417^ab	0.391^ab	0.321^bc	0.250^c	0.0682	0.387	−0.058^S	–
C17:0	0.156^a	0.123^b	0.126^ab	0.115^b	0.101^bc	0.073^c	0.0147	0.154	−0.019^S	–
C17:1	0.095^a	0.089^ab	0.073^ab	0.068^bc	0.063^bc	0.048^c	0.0121	0.086	−0.012^S	–
C18:0	2.015^a	1.612^ab	1.592^b	1.519^b	1.443^b	0.955^c	0.3157	1.450	−0.243^S	–
C18:1	5.695^a	4.789^ab	4.629^ab	4.461^b	3.949^bc	2.843^c	0.8208	4.516	−0.686^S	–
C18:2n-6 cis	0.346	0.337	0.337	0.335	0.312	0.272	0.0404	0.296	−0.019^S	–
C18:2n-6 trans	0.043^a	0.037^ab	0.037^ab	0.036^ab	0.031^bc	0.021^c	0.0085	0.030	−0.005^S	–
C18:3n-6	0.007	0.005	0.006	0.005	0.005	0.004	0.0014	0.004	−0.0006^S	–
C18:3n-3	0.034^a	0.029^ab	0.029^ab	0.029^ab	0.026^bc	0.021^c	0.0063	0.023	−0.003^S	–
C20:0	0.015^a	0.013^ab	0.012^ab	0.012^b	0.011^b	0.007^c	0.0031	0.009	−0.002^S	–
C20:1n-9	0.040^a	0.037^a	0.034^ab	0.032^ab	0.027^bc	0.019^c	0.0061	0.034	−0.005^S	–
C20:2	0.010	0.009	0.009	0.010	0.009	0.009	0.0008	0.025	−0.0004	–
C20:3n-6	0.022	0.021	0.023	0.022	0.022	0.018	0.0044	0.014	−0.0007	–
C20:3n-3	0.071	0.068	0.060	0.075	0.071	0.066	0.0195	0.032	−0.0005	–
C20:5n-3	0.006	0.006	0.005	0.007	0.006	0.006	0.0024	0.001	0.00006	–
C22:0	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.0002	0.001	−0.0001^S	–
C22:2	0.001^b	0.001^bc	0.002^a	0.001^b	0.001^bc	0.001^c	0.0001	0.002	0.0003^S	−0.0001^S
C23:0	0.013	0.012	0.010	0.010	0.012	0.010	0.0027	0.007	−0.0006	–
C22:6n-3	0.006	0.006	0.008	0.007	0.006	0.007	0.0019	0.001	0.0002	–
C24:1n-9	0.006	0.005	0.007	0.005	0.004	0.006	0.0029	0.002	−0.0001	–
SFA	7.023^a	5.670^ab	5.688^ab	5.195^b	4.771^b	3.282^c	1.0781	5.157	−0.885^S	–
MUFA	6.414^a	5.437^ab	5.256^ab	5.048^b	4.443^bc	3.221^c	0.9245	5.111	−0.774^S	–
PUFA	0.547	0.520	0.516	0.527	0.490	0.426	0.0876	0.411	−0.030^S	–
Total Fat	13.985^a	11.627^ab	11.461^ab	10.770^b	9.705^bc	6.929^c	2.088	10.679	−1.686^S	–

Within each row, means without common letters differ (P < 0.05).

¹Average SE across the breed groups.

²Intercept (i), linear (b₁), and quadratic (b₂) effects of percent Brahman genetics.

^SLinear or quadratic effect significant at P < 0.05.