Table 1. FA concentrations of different ATs, liver (μmol/g tissue) and plasma (μmol/ ml) in horses (n = 6) and ponies (n = 6).
| Adipose tissue | Liver | Plasma | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPNfat | MSCfat | SCfat tail | |||
| FA (μmol/g tissue) | μmol/ml | ||||
| Total | |||||
| Pony | 1,914a (1277/2340) |
2,057a (1503/2881) |
1,522a (856/2234) |
129c (122/169) |
6.39c (5.87/6.77) |
| Horse | 2,035a (1653/2076) |
1,740a (1118/2275) |
2,172a (1744/2650) | 97.7c (88.7/107) |
6.02c (5.52/6.53) |
| P-value | 0.82 | 0.59 | 0.39 | < 0.01 | 0.59 |
RPNfat: retroperitoneal fat, MSCfat: mesocolon fat; SCfat: subcutaneous fat; FA: fatty acid; SFA: saturated fatty acid; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid, iso-BCFA: iso-branched-chain fatty acid.
Data are presented as medians and 25th/75th percentiles in (parentheses). Lower-case superscripts within a row with different letters indicate significantly different values (P ≤ 0.05). Significant differences in FA content between horses and ponies are identified by P values ≤ 0.05