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. 2019 Nov 9;9(11):941. doi: 10.3390/ani9110941

Table 6.

Fatty acid composition (g/100g fat) of fresh M. longissimus lumborum from investigated groups of Simmental cattle.

Parameter 1st Group
(Same Herd)
2nd Group
(Different Herds)
p-Values
Male Female Male Female Group Gender Group × Gender
C14:0 2.56 a ± 0.39 2.18 b ± 0.26 2.29 ab ± 0.29 2.54 ab ± 0.65 0.723 0.594 <0.001
C16:0 25.03 a ± 1.33 24.23 ab ± 1.18 23.32 b ± 1.68 25.36 a ± 1.43 0.483 0.137 <0.001
C18:0 19.28 a ± 1.92 16.37 c ± 1.69 18.50 ab ± 3.52 17.06 bc ± 1.52 0.944 <0.001 0.274
C18:1 42.21 bc ± 1.45 44.98 a ± 2.86 40.26 c ± 2.14 42.75 b ± 2.97 <0.001 <0.001 0.844
C18:2 4.01 a ± 0.37 3.09 b ± 0.70 4.08 a ± 0.53 3.13 b ± 0.41 0.722 <0.001 0.885
∑SFAs 46.88 a ± 1.59 42.68 b ± 1.91 44.11 b ± 4.39 44.00 b ± 2.10 0.362 <0.001 <0.001
∑UFAs 46.39 ab ± 1.33 47.83 a ± 2.36 44.84 b ± 1.55 45.38 b ± 3.04 <0.001 0.123 0.476
∑OFAs 6.74 b ± 1.75 9.49 a ± 3.41 11.05 a ± 3.98 10.62 a ± 3.57 <0.001 0.226 0.101

SFAs = saturated fatty acids (myristic acid—C14:0, palmitic acid—C16:0, stearic acid—C18:0); UFAs = unsaturated fatty acids (oleic acid—C18:1, linoleic acid—C18:2); OFAs = other fatty acid. a,b,c Row means with different superscript differ in significance at p < 0.05.