Table 2.
Fatty acid profile of the diets
| Diets1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fatty acid | BS | AH |
| g per 100 g of fatty acid methylesters2 | ||
| 16:0 | 17.42 | 16.68 |
| 18:0 | 2.29 | 2.17 |
| 18:1, cis-9 | 21.58 | 22.57 |
| 18:2, cis-9, cis-12 | 51.60 | 50.66 |
| 18:3, cis-9, cis-12, cis-15 | 4.21 | 4.65 |
| SFA3 | 21.85 | 20.65 |
| MUFA4 | 22.00 | 23.10 |
| PUFA5 | 54.95 | 55.30 |
1
BS = total mixed ration with 10% of barley straw; AH = total mixed ration with 19% of alfalfa hay.
2
Only fatty acids with a proportion greater than 1 g/100 g have been included.
3
SFA = ∑C12:0, C13:0, C14:0, C16:0, C17:00, C18:0, C20:0, C22:0, C24:0.
4
MUFA = ∑C16:1, C17:1, C18:1 n-9, C18:1 n-7, C20:1 n-9, C22:1.
5
PUFA = ∑C18:2 n-6, C18:3 n-3, C20:2 n-6.